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FujiFiilm X100v in stealth black with Nisi UV filter (for dust & weather resistance) and the anything-but-stealthy, gorgeous DeadCameras Allfit strap.
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FujiFiilm X100v in stealth black with Nisi UV filter (for dust & weather resistance) and the anything-but-stealthy, gorgeous DeadCameras Allfit strap.View attachment 254039
Nice setup. For the X100 series, I’d be hard pressed to decide between the Nisi and the Squarehood offering. The Nisi wins for an all in one solution that keeps the camera profile as small as possible, so I’d probably lean that way as well.
 
Spent 2 weeks rebuilding this Midg No.3.
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Now fully restored to working condition
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Though I still need to touch up some black paint, nail down bits of the trim and source a bit of rubber tubing for the pneumatic shutter release at this point.

Was it all worth the trouble? Probably not. :D

I do intend to feed it some J.Lane photographic plates soon though.
 
With a Leica in hand one tends to invent ways to afford one 😎
That might very well be true, I never dared :). I cured myself of the last bit of GAS for a Leica M by critically inspecting dpreview's sample raw files from an M10R. A lot of them were not critically sharp and I'm sure I'd be frustrated as hell by such things. Your mileage has varied obviously :).
 
That might very well be true, I never dared :). I cured myself of the last bit of GAS for a Leica M by critically inspecting dpreview's sample raw files from an M10R. A lot of them were not critically sharp and I'm sure I'd be frustrated as hell by such things. Your mileage has varied obviously :).
That's a dangerous road IMHO, judging critical sharpness on pixel level. I wish you well if you need that stuff all the time.
But for the sake of addressing people who don't need the pixels but think they do, I just have to insert my concern here: that it's not a sound basis to go forward. Do our requirements of a "good photo" get higher and higher every time a new megapixel count is reached? I think this line of thinking serves the camera manufacturers and they are the ones who drive this trend forward.
I don't mean to disparage you for being a Sony user but I think Sony in particular has been in a good place to promote this new line of thinking: "your photos are pure garbage if your focus isn't on the eye 100%" simply because they have the best AF and this way can lead the sales. They aced the technology and now they milk the masses for it, good for them. Not that good for photography trends, IMO.

I am not entirely cured of pixel peeping myself, but I am getting well.
 
That's a dangerous road IMHO, judging critical sharpness on pixel level. I wish you well if you need that stuff all the time.
But for the sake of addressing people who don't need the pixels but think they do, I just have to insert my concern here: that it's not a sound basis to go forward. Do our requirements of a "good photo" get higher and higher every time a new megapixel count is reached? I think this line of thinking serves the camera manufacturers and they are the ones who drive this trend forward.
I don't mean to disparage you for being a Sony user but I think Sony in particular has been in a good place to promote this new line of thinking: "your photos are pure garbage if your focus isn't on the eye 100%" simply because they have the best AF and this way can lead the sales. They aced the technology and now they milk the masses for it, good for them. Not that good for photography trends, IMO.
Oh, I agree, non-optimal sharpness hardly ever impacts an otherwise good picture. And I have shown enough pictures to others that weren't technically perfect in some way or another, and no one ever cared. But if I want to get it perfectly sharp, I want to be able to do that. Yeah, I know, use Live View like Leica themselves say, but that would defeat the Leica M's purpose for me. Oh well, bygones as far as I'm concerned, I'm quite happy with the Sony FF cameras now that more and more compact lenses are offered. For me the biggest lure of Leica M are the beautiful, small and fast lenses.

Edit: an example, where the A7R2 refused to focus on the lady in time :).

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Haven't had a silver-bodied camera since the X100 and EM-5, and the AE-1 Program before that. Liked the silver on the X100, didn't like it on the Canon or Oly.

I have decided I like this one. I guess I'll see how well it wears over time. IMHO it will never match the old hard chrome or black over brass aged patinas.
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Haven't had a silver-bodied camera since the X100 and EM-5, and the AE-1 Program before that. Liked the silver on the X100, didn't like it on the Canon or Oly.

I have decided I like this one. I guess I'll see how well it wears over time. IMHO it will never match the old hard chrome or black over brass aged patinas.
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It's a truly handsome camera, Gordon.
In fact, it more than merits the adjective 'drool-worthy' (y)
 
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