My friend Mike, from the Red Lyon Tavern, was kind enough to lend me his lovely Leica M3 camera. Last Saturday I had some time to take it out and shoot a roll. I love this camera and all of it’s little quirks. Focusing was a bit difficult but after a few frames I figured out how to line up the images in the viewfinder. This camera is sturdy and suffice to say not something I would tote around with me daily. My arm was a wee bit tired after a few hours of carrying it around. I am pleased with how sharp these photos are considering this camera is almost 60 years old and I was shooting wide open at f2.8. These images were shot on a roll of Fuji Color 400 but I converted them to black and white mostly because I thought it made the shots were more interesting. You can view more of the photos on my flickr account! Maybe this weekend I will take out my neglected Nikon F100. Hmmm.
Trina
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How did you manage to get them on the pc? I am afraid to buy this camera only because of the fact that it might get hard to get the pics on the pc after I get them printed(I hope that’s the term?). Would a scanner do? I am getting this beautiful deal on it and I’m confused.
Great pics!!!
Thanks! When I got the film developed I had then scan the negatives and put them on a CD. You could scan the prints as well.
oh that’s awesome :) you took great pictures with the leica!!
Thanks so much :)