[LRflex] Re: Introducting myself

Philippe, I'm impressed by the beautiful colors in
these photos. Will see how my first roll comes out in
next day or two. Thanks and happy shooting...
Richard

--- Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Chang
> Plastic tabs are indeed not so robust as one might
> wish, you're right - 
> I have one broken on the R3 MOT (no surprise here),
> it doesn't affect 
> opertion so long as you're careful when loading.
> 
> If you still have doubts about light measurement
> look here - t 
>
<http://perso.numericable.fr/%7Ephamard/Divers/pagedivers.html>he
> 
> picture isn't worth much, but the camera did its job
> alright as far as 
> metering is concerned i'd say - it looks much nicer
> though when 
> projected from the original slide. Comments -
> positive or negative - are 
> welcome of course.
> 
> Filters : Ebay might be a way to find some. Other,
> second hand shops, or 
> maybe someone on the list - good luck
> 
> Let us know when you have some results
> Phileica - who's sorry as the storks have already
> left for better climates
> 
> yong chang wrote:
> 
> >Thanks Phil. I just loaded the first roll and
> noticed
> >the tabs on film take-up spool are a bit loose.
> I'll
> >watch out for light leak. The 50mm F2 may have a
> >diameter of 45mm. Can you or someone recommend
> places
> >to get filters or step-up rings. I found myself
> >thinking more about camera care than I used to...
> >
> >--- 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)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >     
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