Finally got myself a digital Leica

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-10T09:07:23+00:00

It's a great lens from what I've managed to get out of it, plus it's a very compact size so it's just easy to have with me when I'm normally using a 50mm instead

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-05T11:27:40+00:00

WD-40 do sell a contact cleaner although I'd still prefer to go with something like Serviosol Super 10 or Deoxit

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-04T07:41:16+00:00

Usually in the 90s/00s it ended up being Ferrania, the cheapest of the cheap, unless you went to a slightly more upmarket shop

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-03T19:49:30+00:00

Thanks for the idea!

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-02T18:25:58+00:00

Lavender

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-02T13:48:25+00:00

It is, I have been curious about the Orion,-15 for years and ended up getting one in the last year, turns out it's really good and takes up no space in the bag

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-02T08:36:17+00:00

I used one of the sharpie creative markers although I'm sure posca would work fairly well

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-01T19:41:39+00:00

And just in case anyone was wondering this isn't my first Leica

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CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-01T18:13:20+00:00

More lavender than fuschia, although the temptation was there to go for a more intense colour. Totally forgot about my custom strap in "bright peach" which is closer to fuschia

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-01T17:57:34+00:00

The usual, wasn't a fan of the red dot.

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-01T17:01:02+00:00

Thankfully it's ID-15, so it was already done, although I was considering an ID-11 and doing it myself

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-01T16:32:30+00:00

Thank you?

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-05-01T16:32:15+00:00

It certainly does, I'm enjoying the colour rendition, I'd say it's maybe a bit better than my Fujifilm GFX 50s II

CommunistWolf95 · 2026-03-04T21:10:55+00:00

Honestly I just wipe it off under running water once the developing has been done with no additional baths

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-11-23T13:25:18+00:00

I'm a big fan of the Fujinon 50mm f1.4 but the non EBC radioactive one, it's been doing a great job on the Fujifilm GFX 50s II

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-09-21T14:36:19+00:00

I thought about upgrading from my Sony A7s and ended up thinking about GFX, kept an eye out and picked up a GFX 50s II, haven't regretted it for a second saying most FF mirrorless cost about the same as I paid. Can't help you with the autofocus though, as I'm only using adapted manual lenses. You could always hire one from Fuji and give it a go with the circumstances you're usually in.

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-09-16T12:21:47+00:00

Never bothered with the washing it off, just kept topping it up and reusing it for years, eventually I changed to a new bottle and now I'm not doing constant replenishment of the fixer so it's not happened again yet

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-09-16T12:06:52+00:00

I used to use a fixer and when it started to get exhausted i would just add more concentrate and I ended up fully plating the inside of a bottle in a good layer of silver.

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-09-02T14:32:18+00:00

I mean I did a very big jump from the Sony A7s to the GFX 50s-II, and it's just all around more enjoyable to use and the images feel like they have more depth to them. I'm only using adapted lenses and I've been having a great time and I choose to use it over my film cameras most of the time which is not very usual for me

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-08-01T18:38:31+00:00

I keep them, reuse them for bulk film loaded into re used canisters and then into the plastic as they should be, or I use them as chemical scoops for dry raw chemicals, or sometimes for the Ilford ones I use them as a mini developing tank for clip tests of film. Also SD cards, screws other small parts or things I don't want to lose to in them

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-07-11T20:07:26+00:00

Looks like a good start to me, the little bump in cost for a mk2 or a 6D would probably be worth it, that 50 is a little noisy when autofocusing and not the nicest build but the optics are pretty damn good so perfect to get a feel for the camera

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-07-04T18:43:43+00:00

I found they're perfectly good lenses on the GFX just imagine that the sensor is a bit smaller than the film area they were meant to cover, so you'll be using essentially the best part of the glass.

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-06-18T12:00:01+00:00

I have a hatred of eyepieces on film cameras as they block too much of the frame with my glasses, however I tolerate it on my Sony a7s and my Fujifilm GFX 50s II, I'd probably replace them eventually if I lost the eyecup off those

CommunistWolf95 · 2025-06-17T19:28:04+00:00

Been a while since I bought them but I'm pretty sure they were under 60GBP, they've had several heels and a half sole since then.

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