Saturday, November 24, 2012

Camera as artifact





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21 comments:

  1. georgNovember 24, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    :-)

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  2. Ott LuukNovember 24, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    so, any idea how many rolls taken or what the fascist headcount is so far? ever received hate mail from Leica Rights activiststs?

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  3. Daphne Channa HornNovember 24, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    rule nr. 1 ........USE your camera! -:))) <3 it

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  4. Stan B.November 24, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    Remember seeing a shadow image of the film sprocket holes somehow transferred unto Winogrand's pressure plate. Practically paranormal...

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  5. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 1:39 AM

    Without any doubt: None of the modern Plastic-Rangefinders would have made it that long!

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  6. joushikijinNovember 25, 2012 at 2:19 AM

    My 25mm Nokton f/0.95 & Panasonic GF2 show similar wear and tear. Its great to see the camera being used for what it was made for ;)

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  7. Anthony HopperNovember 25, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    What year was the camera made?

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  8. Blake AndrewsNovember 25, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    I bought it used in 2007, so I don't know when it was made. I'm guessing mid 1980s. The body was in pretty good shape when I bought it, with very little brassing.

    Stan, Winogrand's sprocket hole pressure plate can be seen here:

    http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2010/06/brief-history-of-sprocket-holes.html

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  9. dasjakNovember 26, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    virgin tripod hole! way to go!

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  10. AnonymousNovember 26, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    This tripod hole, what is it for? It looks so small...

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  11. David A CantorNovember 26, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    Blake,
    If you go here
    http://www.cameraquest.com/mtype.htm
    you can see your M6 was made in 1990

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  12. BlaiseNovember 26, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    This is a true inspiration to shoot photos. Well done.

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  13. MaxNovember 28, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Just out of curiosity, did your M6 require to be serviced during this course of roughing and toughing it out with you? If yes, how many times/how often/after what kind of incident?

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  14. Blake AndrewsNovember 28, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Yes it has been in the shop plenty of times. Mostly routine maintenance (CLA and rangefinder adjustment) but also a few more serious repairs like after I crashed my bike wearing it, or when one of the shutter mechanism gears gave out. Even as I write this I am thinking of taking it in because the rewind lever spring is broken, which isn't a major issue but is sort of annoying. It has not been trouble free. But it is generally reliable and has lasted longer than any other camera I've owned. I've broken about 20 over the years.

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    1. MaxNovember 28, 2012 at 5:17 PM

      Thanks for your reply Blake. How often do you send it in for a CLA and rangefinder adjustment?

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    2. Blake AndrewsDecember 1, 2012 at 4:32 PM

      Maybe every 20,000 exposures for adjustment and every 50,000 for complete CLA. Just a guess.

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  15. TommyNADecember 12, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    Have you received any email from the auction houses? heavily abused and used Leica these days makes more money that super clean and mint Leica :)

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  16. EdwardFebruary 25, 2013 at 1:36 AM


    knowledgeable post.

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  17. AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    Very inspiring indeed ... they take a licking and keep on ticking ...

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  18. ucuzlukmagazasiSeptember 4, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    Congratulations.Nice Blog!!!!

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