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Old 1st February 2011, 08:24 PM
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Well, after eight years of digital photography, the lure of analogue has tempted me buy a Leica M2, which should arrive by the end of the week.

Although my darkroom reverted to being a utility room and my lovely LPL C7700 enlarger was sold, my Paterson tank and other paraphernalia is still up in the loft. My plan is to use the M2 with b&w film, mostly for 'street', develop the film using changing bag / tank etc then scan with my venerable Epson Perfection 3200 + VueScan software. The Silverprint 2011 catalogue came with this month's Black+White Photography magazine and is (for me) a useful source of up-to-date product info.

Wish me luck!

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Old 1st February 2011, 08:31 PM
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Hi Keith and welcome to fadu,lok forward to your input,Richard
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Old 1st February 2011, 08:32 PM
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Hi Keith and welcome to FADU. The Leica has to be the ultimate street camera.

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Welcome to FADU Keith.


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Keith, welcome to FADU. As someone who has used a Leica M2 as a main camera for the last 30 years, can I compliment you on your excellent choice of one of the finest in the M series. The brightline viewfinder is the best I have encountered, giving precise compositional boundaries.
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Old 1st February 2011, 09:51 PM
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Eight years of digital, welcome back - many of us do both, but we all know what we really crave.
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Hello and welcome to FADU, Keith.
There's some nice work on your website.
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Welcome to FADU Keith and a return to film. I love my M2 too.
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Old 2nd February 2011, 08:13 AM
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Many thanks for the warm welcome I am looking forward to the arrival of the M2, putting the first roll through it and to regular participation on the forum.
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