[LRflex] Re: Introducting myself

Bonjour Philippe,
Since you're very much into the R4, here are some R4 shots that
Thorsten Overgaardusing took using the 50mm and 90mm Summicron lenses:
http://www.overgaard.com/leica/leica_R4_50_summicron-R_20.html
http://www.overgaard.com/leica/leica_R4_90_summicron-R_20.html

A bientot,
Eric.


On 10/22/05, Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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:
> >
> >
> >
> >>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:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>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:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>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
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>live
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>in
> >>>>>Calgary and spend much time admiring the Rockies.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>In
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>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
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>using
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>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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