Comments on: Sawing Expensive Glass In Half http://silverbased.org/half-3elmar/ Projects and ponderings for film photographers Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:29:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bill Bresler http://silverbased.org/half-3elmar/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Bill Bresler Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:53:55 +0000 http://silverbased.org/?p=235#comment-336 Yeah, there are a few of us. I shot 75% of my newspaper work with a pair of M-4s and 3 lenses from about 1981 to 1991. Then the paper gave each photographer a bag with 2 Nikon F4s and a bunch of lenses. In 2001 I realized I had not shot a single frame with either Leica in 5 years. So I sold them. If I want a small, unobtrusive 35mm I now use a Canonet or an Olympus 35rc. When I look back at negatives made during the Leica years I honestly can't tell which were made with the Leicas or my Canon SLRS (other than SLR shots made with a 200 or 300mm lens). Yeah, there are a few of us. I shot 75% of my newspaper work with a pair of M-4s and 3 lenses from about 1981 to 1991. Then the paper gave each photographer a bag with 2 Nikon F4s and a bunch of lenses. In 2001 I realized I had not shot a single frame with either Leica in 5 years. So I sold them. If I want a small, unobtrusive 35mm I now use a Canonet or an Olympus 35rc. When I look back at negatives made during the Leica years I honestly can’t tell which were made with the Leicas or my Canon SLRS (other than SLR shots made with a 200 or 300mm lens).

]]> By: MelC http://silverbased.org/half-3elmar/comment-page-1/#comment-335 MelC Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:05:42 +0000 http://silverbased.org/?p=235#comment-335 There are lapsed Leica geeks? That comment made me chuckle! There are lapsed Leica geeks? That comment made me chuckle!

]]> By: Bill Bresler http://silverbased.org/half-3elmar/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Bill Bresler Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:02:51 +0000 http://silverbased.org/?p=235#comment-333 As a lapsed Leica geek, this photo made me gasp, then chuckle. As a lapsed Leica geek, this photo made me gasp, then chuckle.

]]> By: Vox http://silverbased.org/half-3elmar/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Vox Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:59:51 +0000 http://silverbased.org/?p=235#comment-329 That link is fab! That's from a Rochester, NY maker of lens components and CCTV lenses, apparently: http://www.jmloptical.com/ That link is fab! That’s from a Rochester, NY maker of lens components and CCTV lenses, apparently: http://www.jmloptical.com/

]]> By: Matt Callow http://silverbased.org/half-3elmar/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Matt Callow Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:17:41 +0000 http://silverbased.org/?p=235#comment-328 Did you ever see this video about lens making? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7_wL0ZZi6k Did you ever see this video about lens making?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7_wL0ZZi6k

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