Recent content by chris0202

Update: My lens has some edge haze and stiff focusing. It will visit DAG. As for color shift, on M240 the area affected is about 10% on both sides. The lens seems to be perfectly centered. I guess my sample is not too bad. Serial is 12050 :)

If you plan to use them a lot, I suggest you consider doing it yourself. B&W is very easy to develop at home. You can buy a Nikon scanner. One main reason for the price is that B&W has to be manually develop in the labs so a bit more costly than C-41 film. However, scanning is the most...

I am sorry that you have to go through these. Leica's QC is rather questionable. I hope they fix things for you. Most my current Leica stuff are vintage ones so I don't feel too bad sending them in for service. BTW, my friend recently bought a x100f and we noticed that one corner in the back...

Modern voigtlander lens are very good. I am happy with my ultron 35/1.7. Here is a photo of my dear lab mate made with M240. I also have a 75/2.5 that I don't use much.

Between KEH and Cameraquest, I would recommend Cameraquest. Mr. Gandy had arranged CLA on a Contax IIA for me. The work is done impressively good and turn around is as advertised. Mr. Ye had done many work for me as well. He is a good man for regular service. But he splits work with his wife...

Based on MIR's information, it should have 6 blades. Canon rangefinder wideangle lenses 19mm f/3.5 & 25mm f/3.5 - Image Library I read that color shift could be quite significant.

HI All, I came across a LTM 19/3.5 (RF coupled) from Canon in very good condition today. Asked for $430 so I snapped it. I don't know what to expect but it seems to be a very interesting lens. There are something online about it but not much. I wonder what opinion people have on it. I will...

In Nikon camp I only like Df. I have tried D810 in the past and wasn't impressed by its IQ apart from pixel count. Color is rather dull unless I mount it on tripod...Df, on the other hand, is almost perfect for handheld shooting. I only dislike its AA filter and somewhat less impressive AF...

Last Summer I sent a camera to Paul Ebel to have him checked upon. He was booked and called back on Dec. 8th telling me it was done. I was going to send him payment that very day. But somehow I proceed to that final step of Paypal transaction and close the page... with the impression that I...

Df is indeed a beautiful camera. However I sold it last summer to get 5d iv. Didn't plan to keep it as I don't want to have multiple system sitting there unused. I still miss it.

According to Sean Reid, M10 is about 0.8 stop better in usable DR (+0.3 to -3.5) compared with 240 (+1 to -2). I have been talking with my local dealer and tried one. Based on experience I'd say that's about right. Color rendering wise, my impression is that M240 is of higher contrast so it's...

I feel the same about SL and zoom lens. Zoom and AF has its use under many scenarios. To date, I think over and over about going for M exclusively as a camera for travel. But it is hard to make up my mind.

Nice shot! I am thinking of getting m10 and store was offering SL as alternative choice (they mainly sell DMF). I think SL is great performer.

I recently went to visit my friend in Texas. We had a short trip to San Antonio. I only had a small amount of shots. These are taken using M3 w/ Summaron goggle version. Lens was serviced by DAG lately. I was using TMAX 400 (self-developed). I digitized with Canon, which still uses LPF in all...

Hahaha, Brian, I totally understand you. I used to use Nikon Df. Nikon makes great bodies as Canon makes great lens. I currently use Canon for its video and high quality zoom lens. There are places I find swapping lens difficult. Other than that there is nothing really keeping me from giving it...