[LRflex] Re: Introducting myself

ps : forgot to tell you
a) good news : you can trust the R4 as to light measurement 
(particularly spot measurement of course) ; my Nikon and Pentaxes needed 
a lot of adjustment as the cells would invariably take the sky (or upper 
part of the mirror) as their reference :-(  not so with the R4. :-)
b) not so good news : you'd better check on the seals prior to embarking 
on taking several rolls in a row as the foam tends to "rot" and get 
sticky and let unwanted light in - I fixed mine after discovering that I 
had lost my holiday slides last Easter on account of this - the film 
window seal is crucial too - should your R4 leak from there a small bit 
of black adhesive tape on the back can do the trick as a makeshift.
My advice: shoot a short roll and ask for processing and sample print 
fast, then you'll know.
Phileica


Philippe Amard wrote:

>Hi,
>No Chang, Leica is not part of my name, but part of my life. I had been 
>dreaming of Leicas since I first could use one when I was 16 - I'm 49 
>now. And I had promised myself I'd have one for my 40th birthday at the 
>latest. I now own an R3 (this one's heavy and not so compact) and an R4 
>(which I found on Ebay for a couple of bucks and whose feel reminds me 
>of my 139 Contax progam T and P modes apart)
>As to the nickname, my friend is called Alice and guess what; Alice and 
>Leica are anagrams ;-)  Phil in greek means "love" so I love Alice and 
>Leicas altogether - Simple.
>Have a nice weekend - weather prmitting I'm going to try my luck at a 
>flock of storks which we spotted a fortnight ago - hope they haven't 
>migrated yet ...
>Yours
>Phileica
>
>yong chang wrote:
>
>  
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>>Thank you, Phileica (is this "leica" part of your real
>>name?). I'll be using it. It's a heavy camera!
>>
>>--- Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>Welcome too!
>>>I own an R4 - DK if I make the most of it, but I
>>>like it better than 
>>>other cameras I had before and even after ;-)
>>>Good luck and a long and happy life to both of you
>>>Phileica (France)
>>>
>>>yong chang wrote:
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>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>As a new member, I thought to write a little about
>>>>>myself and hope to connect with those of you with
>>>>>similar interests. 
>>>>>
>>>>>I've been shooting for a year after taking a
>>>>>beginner's class at a local community college in
>>>>>Portland. Most of my weekends were spent in the
>>>>>Columbia River Gorge shooting landscape. Now I
>>>>>       
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>>>live
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>>>>>in
>>>>>Calgary and spend much time admiring the Rockies.
>>>>>       
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>>>In
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>>>>>future I'd like to get into shooting social
>>>>>environment, once I'm comfortable with exposure
>>>>>selection and can shoot quickly. 
>>>>>
>>>>>My equipment has been Minolta manual focus gear
>>>>>until
>>>>>my R4 arrived last week. I want to thank Mr Young
>>>>>for
>>>>>putting manuals online for reference. 
>>>>>
>>>>>I'll be curious to learn about your experience
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>>>using
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>>>>>R4, Summicron lens, and determining desired
>>>>>exposure.
>>>>>Every camera does it a little differently. 
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks and have a good weekend everyone!
>>>>>
>>>>>Richard
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