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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>__________________________________ >>>>Yahoo! Music Unlimited >>>>Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. >>>>http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ >>>>------ >>>>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>>> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>>>Archives are at: >>>> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>------ >>>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>>Archives are at: >>> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>__________________________________ >>Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. >>http://farechase.yahoo.com >>------ >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>Archives are at: >> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/