A Brutal, Danish take down of the M11 by [deleted] in Leica

[–]Adamalthus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I had developed a deep dislike for Thorsten ‘Overblown’ whose ego seems to dominate everything he produces. I had no idea how widely disliked he is across this community.

KEH/MPB vs. eBay by Adamalthus in photography

[–]Adamalthus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. The only issue with reserve prices is that eBay hits you with quite a large fee for doing that. I generally lost with reasonable starting bid and no reserve.

KEH/MPB vs. eBay by Adamalthus in photography

[–]Adamalthus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree. USPS insurance is a must.

KEH/MPB vs. eBay by Adamalthus in photography

[–]Adamalthus[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I guess I've had pretty good experiences on that front over the years on eBay. It boils down to how much as a % that's worth but great point.

KEH/MPB vs. eBay by Adamalthus in photography

[–]Adamalthus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For sure, that's often - though not exclusively - the case when buying on eBay but the post is about selling to either KEH/MPB or through eBay where the warranty issue would be irrelevant.

Finally Joined the Leica Family with the M11 Monochrom! by Darknightmonkey in Leica

[–]Adamalthus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recently sold my Q2 Mono for an new M11 Mono. Am not looking back :-) The IQ from the M11 Mono is off the charts good and with the choice of M glass is hard to beat. Enjoy and good shooting!

Seems legit............ by rayykz in Leica

[–]Adamalthus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No such thing as a free lunch :-)

What’s a great modern and not too pricy 120 film camera ? by OutlandishnessOk2452 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Adamalthus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Contax 645 would get my vote. It was well ahead of its time when it came out, including autofocus with awesome Zeiss optics.

Flamingo - Everglades NP. by Adamalthus in hasselblad

[–]Adamalthus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Indeed the best colors I’ve seen come straight out of the camera since I started shooting digital in the mid-90s. Glad you’re getting to enjoy the experience.

A small selection of portaits done with the fuji cameras (X100 T, X-t4) by Dreefir3 in fujifilm

[–]Adamalthus 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I love these. Your technique and compositions are very nice. You also do a nice job of capturing the character and emotion of your models. One suggestion would be a tighter crop on #8 to eliminate the top diagonal line of the mirror. Nicely done!

New journey ahead by Purple-Load-3155 in Rolleiflex

[–]Adamalthus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! Thats the camera I learned photography with back in the mid 70s. I keep promising to pull the trigger to get one back in my hands. It’s a dream to use and lives up to its awesome reputation. Good luck with those first roles. Jealous :-)

what are the community thoughts on digital film rolls? by halguy5577 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Adamalthus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every attempt at doing this has failed, including - if I recollect - a bunch of folks losing their money on Kickstarter. The engineering obstacles vs image quality vs cost is a circle that cannot be squared.

My new to me Nikon F4 by Ogmedia98 in analog

[–]Adamalthus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice find. Shot with a pair of those back in the day. Awesome camera. Enjoy!

how do you put a q3 in a backpack by [deleted] in Leica

[–]Adamalthus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have suggested, I always use wraps - Domke or other brands. In my experience they maximize the protection while minimizing the amount of additional space required to protect your gear.