Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here (at the bottom) it says "Variants of the M3 were made for specific purposes. The Leica 24x27 was a camera with neither rangefinder nor viewfinder, made for the postal service to photograph electricity meters." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_M3 On 7/21/14 5:30 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > 24mm x 27mm I think, there was also th 126 film format.... > > john > ________________________________________ > > > And there as the Leica Postal. 24x24mm. Made in small amounts with a > special > lens which was pre set to a few feet away... and. which I cant find on the > internet so maybe I dreamt it. > > > And > LEICA 'VNIOO' 24X24MM NEGATIVE CARRIER FOR VALOY II & FOCOMAT > > > On 7/21/14 12:59 PM, "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> They did make 24x24 and you can get a Zeiss Ikon Tenax II on eBay right >> now, >> but it only has the 2.8 Tessar and not the 2.0 Sonnar. It's hip to be >> square.... >> >> Douglas >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 10:26 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Mamiya 6 >> >> >>> If they made a 24x24mm format 35mm camera who knows how much more film >>> would >>> have been shot? >>> Why not make a square format digital camera? Or one with that format in >>> the >>> options? I'd buy one! >>> Its great to never have to turn your camera on its side. >>> >>> >>> On 7/21/14 5:17 AM, "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Richard. I am still shooting the Mamiya 6! I used it with the >>>> 50mm >>>> lens and Ilford Delta 3200 film at EI-1600 for this photo. That let me >>>> handhold the shot; it was early evening and this is in the shade because >>>> of the trees. The exposure was 1/30 at f11. >>>> >>>> The Mamiya 6 is wonderful. I have always loved 6x6; the square format >>>> works for my work well (though I did crop this photo a bit on the >>>> sides), >>>> but other 6x6 cameras I have used were not really handholdable. I had a >>>> Mamiya C330f when I was younger, and shot my art school graduation >>>> project >>>> on it: >>>> >>>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-results.php?category=60 >>>> >>>> Loved the image quality, and the fact that the camera and lenses were >>>> inexpensive, but it was too heavy for me to hold, and using it on a >>>> tripod >>>> was a pain because of the waist level finder (I know they made a prism, >>>> but I didn't have one...was a poor student then). I had to sell it after >>>> college because I needed money. Later, I was able to get a Hasselblad. >>>> Same problems, except I did have a prism for it, but the lenses were >>>> very >>>> heavy. Sold it and got the Mamiya 6 a year and a half ago. >>>> >>>> Wish I'd just begun with the Mamiya 6, it is perfect. I had not shot a >>>> single frame of 35mm film since getting it, until last week when I shot >>>> a >>>> roll to use for a developing demonstration for someone who paid me to >>>> teach her to develop film. The student (who is actually a high school >>>> art >>>> teacher) shoots only 35, so I used it for my lesson. >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/