Recent content by Mr Will

Born in 1977? That's the year the M4-2 launched. There's a website kicking round that lists which serial numbers were produced in which year...

Switching to a t-grain film will cut the amount of grain too - in Ilford world this means Delta 100 instead of FP4 (or Delta 400 instead of HP5)

I've got the 35mm Nokton 1.4 (which is very closely related to the 40mm) and I love it, but it's flawed in a lot of ways. There is lots of barrel distortion, vignetting and a small amount of focus shift. None of those matter for the majority of the shooting that I do with it, but might matter to...

That's always the problem when you are looking at lenses that are compatible with modern cameras. Any EF lens will fit, but you are unlikely to find many of them going cheap at car boot sales. Your best chance is probably third-party - Sigma EF lenses in particular have been produced for many...

How much of a requirement is the 120? I just picked up a Kodak Pakon F135+ for only slightly more than your budget and for 35mm it's pretty much unbeatable. It will do 2100dpi scanning with full Digital ICE dust/scratch removal and spot on colour correction in less than 5 minutes per roll! You...

Take the film camera and your phone - Croatia is too beautiful to miss. Get up first thing while Mrs Strappy is still sleeping, capture the golden hour. Pick up some coffee and pastries on the way back, wake her up with breakfast in bed and score maximum brownie points while still sneaking in a...

EFS is not really a different mount. It is the equivalent of Nikon's DX - a set of lenses that are designed for smaller, APS sized digital sensors. These smaller sensored cameras can still use all the full sized EF lenses but the reverse isn't true. If you could mount an EF-S lens on a...

SlimShaney - that's a lovely looking kit you have there, makes me want to rush out and spend money I don't have on accessories to dress mine up! What's the 50mm Elmar like? I am weighing up the different 50mm options at the moment but it wasn't one I'd considered...

It was a bit of an ebay bargain, so I'd rather not! If you're heading to London though, make sure to drop in to Aperture on Rathbone Place. They have a lovely selection of Leicas and other assorted kit. I can happily lose an hour or two chatting to the staff in there. Just up the road is West...

Open, drop film in, close - what's so difficult?

It's technically secondhand, but you wouldn't know it to look at it. The only signs it's been used are a couple of rub marks from the straps and underneath the film advance lever. It's beautiful!

New toy time! 30th Birthday Leica M6 by Will, on Flickr It's my 30th birthday present from my family and since I managed to track down an early enough one (1985), that makes it the same age as I am! I can't believe how nice it is, both to handle and in general condition. There is barely a...

Guess I should join this thread now since I received this at the weekend: 30th Birthday Leica M6 by Will, on Flickr It is my 30th birthday present from my family and since I managed to track down an early enough one (1985), that makes it the same age as I am :)

I think a lot of it is driven by what is easier to discuss. Feelings, emotion and art don't translate well to text but a spec-sheet is easy for anyone to understand, cherry pick their favourite figure from and then argue over. Personally I like sharp lenses just like I like fast lenses - they...

Yes, but on the plus side I do now have 9 identical pictures of my office window...