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t1_jdzm9i5 wrote

Nice, and beautiful. But getting harder to get that silver halide film + developing!!!

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t1_je02y14 wrote

Had an M2 and M3 back in high school. Regret selling :(

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t1_je0ft2n wrote

What makes it so good? I don’t know a lot about cameras.

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t1_je0s4kq wrote

The lenses are fantastic and the overall build quality is absurd. I've got a more modern Leica and if I dropped it I'd be more concerned about damage to the floor.

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t1_je0piij wrote

And you can still use this lens on a modern Leica digital camera.

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t1_je314zc wrote

Leica glass has such a distinct quality to it. I can’t really describe it in words, but love images I make with Leica lenses.

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t1_je3eue5 wrote

Absolutely. I had a Leica M240 with a 90mm and a 50mm at one point. It took incredible photos.

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t1_je0v85s wrote

You’d hope it would still be going strong considering the cost

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t1_je2gzm3 wrote

Where do you get film developed today?

and buy 35mm film?

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t1_je3iurk wrote

Buying film:

Developing film:

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t1_je9h5ld wrote

As the owner of a film lab, please please please don’t go to a CVS or Walgreens or Walmart. They will not give your film the treatment it deserves. Support a local/smaller lab that actually cares about your film and returns your negatives.

Also, Amazon is horrible for buying film, they’re normally overpriced and the storage conditions of film are not ideal. Film should be refrigerated before sale and Amazon definitely doesn’t do that.

Check out www.brooktreefilmlab.com if anyone is interested in more info!

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t1_jeg7zmv wrote

You should not support spammers like this user.

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t1_jeg886n wrote

I apologize for spamming, just trying to help people if I can. I’m just an avid film shooter myself and have had film ruined by drug stores in the past.

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t1_jeg8gij wrote

Yeah just checked your message history and it's full of this same kind of "helping"

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t1_jeg8uxq wrote

You’re right, I try to offer advice if I can for film related things. But I also do share my lab quite a bit. I’m not a bot or anything though, and I do attempt to help the community whenever possible. I’m sorry if I offended you or anything, it is not my intention to be seen as a spammer or nuisance.

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t1_je4xval wrote

back in the day, I had a B&W darkroom. but haven't shot a frame of 35mm in 25 years.

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t1_je519up wrote

It's definitely an art/hobby thing these days, but there's a whole new wave of young people that seem to be fascinated by analogue cameras. Even Polaroid revivals are a thing with some. It's weird. :)

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t1_je3uvh1 wrote

My father has one of these somewhere. Are they worth anything? Beyond him not really using it much the last two decades, it would be a shame for it to get tossed instead of passed on to a collector who might use it.

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t1_je7ovjd wrote

What's film?

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t1_je88f4j wrote

It's what people cry out when they capture social disorder for the ages yet to come, "I got it on film/tape" (most likely some sort of SD card digital media).

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