my first roll in the M6

I followed my friend Watanabe's suggestion and welcomed my new Leica with an Ilfor FP4 125.
Well, it is hard to describe the amaze when, after developing the roll in your toilet, you find out how forgiving is this beatiful machine both with exposure and focusing (which was my main concern being the first time I was shooting with a rangefinder, where everything seems always in focus before you get use to actually concentrate on the little framebox where you must couple the images...)!
And, looking at the sharpness of the 35/f2 lens, and its smooth transition from focused to out-of-focused areas (something people refer to as "bokeh" in japanese) I now understand those who say "sell everything else and stay with your Leica!"

the Day has come

foto courtesy of Domenico Pescosolido (www.domenicopescosolido.com)

after 2 years of wishing and waiting, and more than that of wasting money and time on other useless equipment, today was the Day....
my bank account became A LOT poorer, but my feelings are definitely higher.

An M6 black body, plus a 35 mm F2 (the last pre-aspherical version) have entered my flat, and now it's hard to hide my excitement.

To honor the newcomer I bought a Ilford FP4 125 and shot it straight away in the streets of Milan. I'm quite sure most of the shots will be out of focus, since too many years of SLRs have accustomed me to WISIWIG (What I See Is What I Get) and looking through a rangefinder for the first time makes you think that everything is in focus, forgetting about that little box in the middle where you should actually check....

It is just a shame too find out on a saturday night that you ran off of Rodinal though. I'll have to wait until monday to see what I have been missing for so long...

stay tuned