Welcome to week 18. Filling in for Allan Cobb this week. ... Leica M11-P, CV 75mm Heliar Classic ..read more

Welcome to Week 17 of 2024 and the Leica and Rangefinders W/NW Thread! Here's a scene from a sunset lantern festival at National Harbor, Fort Washington, Maryland. Leica M (240), 90mm f/2.5 Summarit-M ..read more

Hi folks, I have read many threads on this site regarding the thread size of screw-on filters for the vintage Voigtländer Ultron lens (here my camera https://matteo-marini.blogspot.com/2024/04/voigtlander-prominent.html). I would like to get a step-up ring for ND filters in order to shoot at big apertures in daylight. I know that the thread is 45 mm but I have not found any mention to the pitch size: I suspect it is a 0.5 but, considering the scarcity of these rings, I would like avoiding a bad purchase. Any help ..read more

<p>Another <strong>"Look inside":</strong></p> <p>This wild French made rangefinder camera "FOCA", incorporates a "Quad barrel" <strong>string</strong> shutter design.<br /> (Years later Olympus OM cameras used a similar system)<br /> Even stranger is the middle "Wind the shutter speed dial" <strong>transport</strong> system. Unlike the Contax II & III, this one winds from the midddle of the camera. (Not the far right like the Contax's)</p> <p>Surprisingly, the fit and finish of these "Leica thread mount" era cop ..read more

Auction results up to April 22nd, 2024 SL2-S, EXC-, AU$4,800 50mm Summilux SL, EXC, US$4,970 M9, minor corrosion, GC, EUR 1,410 M9, scratch on LCD, some corrosion, AU$3,000 M9, VGC, cover glass by Kolari, EUR 2,110 M11 Monochrom, LN, AU$9,100 (new price is AU$15,000) M 240, Fair, with connected handgrip, AU$3,988   Bonuses: Nikon D3S, 34K exposures, 2 lenses and flash, AU$899 Nikon F3 and MD-4 drive, GC, AU$490 ..read more

Welcome to Week 16 of 2024 and the Leica and Rangefinders W/NW Thread! Here's a scene of the Shenandoah River from 2021. Leica M8, 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M (Version 3 ..read more

Welcome to Week 15 of 2024 and the Leica and Rangefinders W/NW Thread! Here's a scene of a lock keeper's house along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Maryland. Leica Q (Type 116), 28mm f/1.7 Summilux   ..read more

Hi,  Please have a look at the attached two photos for reference. I have a newly acquired Minolta Minoltina-s rangefinder camera and I am cleaning its lens elements. While at it, I keep looking at the diaphragm and the aperture opening vs aperture ring setting; I am not sure if the blades are correctly installed (by some previous owner). The smallest f16 setting looks really small in my experience and the widest f1.8 does not seem to open up as wide as it should be.  So my question is: if the measurement for the smallest aperture available is approximately 1,4mm in diameter, and the ..read more

Welcome to Week 14, of 2024 and the Leica and Rangefinders W/NW Thread! Here's one more scene from 3 weeks ago on the Washington DC Mall. Leica Q (Type 116), 28mm f/1.7 Summilux   ..read more

Welcome to Week 13, of 2024 and the Leica and Rangefinders W/NW Thread! Here's another scene from 2 weeks ago near the Washington DC Mall. Leica Q (Type 116), 28mm f/1.7 Summilux     ..read more