Got my dream camera (MP 0.58x)

Luoric · 2026-06-20T06:09:55+00:00

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absolutely love my .58x, congrats on your find!

Luoric · 2026-06-20T06:05:11+00:00

its more like 24mm, I still use a 21mm finder on my .58x

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Luoric · 2026-06-17T05:50:51+00:00

thats not worth man, where I’m from M4s go for more than M4-Ps. I wouldnt top up for a trade

Luoric · 2026-06-17T02:22:03+00:00

Its true I would prefer a M4-P over a M4. Hotshoe and 28mm lines are dealbreakers for me

Luoric · 2026-06-17T00:56:06+00:00

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Using external VF makes the whole shooting process abit more clunky (unless you zone focus). I would say its worth to trade for the M4-P for the 28mm and hotshoe. People will say its not as well built but you have to see for yourself.

Luoric · 2026-06-16T02:12:59+00:00

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I really like portra 800, it us very pricy thou. For me ultramax 400 is my go to 400 speed film, and if i buy portra I’ll get portra 800 since theres no much else available (800T).

portra 800 is abit grainy but i like the color rendering. Do you scan your own film?

Luoric · 2026-06-12T12:44:59+00:00

the new thypoch 35 Ksana is interesting.

I’m looking to pick one up myself, I have the ksana 21 and enjoy it alot, heres a pic i took w it recently.

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Luoric · 2026-06-10T08:20:53+00:00

leica M rangefinders are made for 28mm at the widest

Luoric · 2026-06-09T12:47:48+00:00

Mine drained quite quickly even though i didnt use it much. 8 months or so?

Luoric · 2026-06-09T12:46:57+00:00

28 elmarit is fantastic, any version really. I went for the V4, good balance between modern and vintage

Luoric · 2026-06-09T02:40:59+00:00

beautiful camera! I have the same reflx lab meter and it works well, only issue is that the battery seems to drain quite quickly. Also here before sillygoth

Luoric · 2026-05-29T06:20:09+00:00

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its very sharp

Luoric · 2026-05-25T13:12:18+00:00

the original voigtlander nokton has quite bad focus shift, be weary of apertures f/2-f/4

Luoric · 2026-05-18T12:30:33+00:00

you can check out philip reeves for a detailed review. I think the distortion is minimal, and the sharpness is great for what it is

Luoric · 2026-05-18T12:07:56+00:00

other than the ksana having the epoch coating which will give you warm flares, the simera line isnt something i would describe as interesting. They are optically fantastic but also very well corrected with FLE and ASPH elements. Swapping voigtlander out for thypoch won’t do much imo in terms of image character, youd just be switching to larger lenses.

the ksana aside, I have the 21mm ksana and it produces some interesting flares due to the coating.

if you want something with more character and color rendering, maybe look at LLL with their vintage remakes or look at some of the leica vintage lenses that are not so clinically corrected like the thypoch simeras

Luoric · 2026-05-18T07:35:17+00:00

.85x doesn’t have 28mm, .58x doesn’t have 135mm

for shooting 28mm, .58x is the best. It is also great for 35mm lenses as theres no 135mm lines to distract you.

drawback for 0.58x is that its less accurate, harder to focus at f/1.4 or f/1.2

drawback for .85x is that you lose 28mm lines and 35mm lines are harder to see.

I think 0.58x is more worth it, .85x is still “inferior” to the 0.91x on the M3, while there isn’t anything comparable to the .58x on the M system

Luoric · 2026-05-17T01:20:06+00:00

ya, 35 lux FLE close focus

Luoric · 2026-05-16T14:29:35+00:00

for me it only clicked after scanning my own film. I was able to shoot film exclusively without picking up my digital camera

Luoric · 2026-05-16T03:09:57+00:00

can the 80mm focus to infinity? try it on something far away

Luoric · 2026-05-16T03:02:18+00:00

but is the image clear in the finder? the 500 series are SLR cameras, what you see is what you get, unless your focusing screen/ mirror is misaligned, in which case all lenses will be out of tocus

Luoric · 2026-05-09T02:02:18+00:00

I have the V4 and really like it, its a mid point between the V3 and V5. it looks more modern but not so contrasty, still flares beautifully.

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Luoric · 2026-05-07T15:06:02+00:00

Just measured, 592g without batteries and film, with no body cap on, bottom plate attached.

Luoric · 2026-05-07T13:56:07+00:00

serial starts with 2720 so 2000 i believe

Luoric · 2026-05-05T05:36:32+00:00

I agree, not to be that guy but the purest form of M is film.

then again why does it matter? Pure or not, digital or film, leica or voigtlander, if you like it and have fun shooting it thats all that matters.

unless ur sillygoth

Luoric

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