35Mm Film Rangefinder Camera

If you are a Leica fan, a 35mm film shooter, and believe in the virtues of the rangefinder system, the MP will satisfy your needs. It is a lot of money, but it is a brilliant piece of gear that will do what you want it to do. I use two other Leica cameras, M6's, so this the perfect addition to my system. You will be glad you made the purchase.

I purchased the Leica MP with a 35mm F/2 Summicron and use this for general walk-around/travel photography. I don't consider myself a street photographer, but I've been intrigued with rangefinder cameras for quite some time. Build quality is amazing. The camera feels like a solid block of metal. I would have preferred a match needle meter instead of the LED lights, but there's really not much to complain about. I'm a left-eye shooter, so things can get a little uncomfortable with the winder, but I'm used to that from my older cameras. Holding the camera properly takes some getting used to. I found myself covering the rangefinder mirror on the right side by accident on a few occassions. Also, I wish faster shutterspeeds were available, but I understand there are limitations due to the type of shutter used. Overall, the MP is a pleasure to use, and is quickly becoming my favorite camera.

This pouch fits my Leica M rangefinder with a 35mm lens & hood attached perfectly. I avoid dedicated camera bags, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. With my camera protected with this pouch, I can safely toss it into a knapsack along with other stuff.

I actually wanted this to lock the shutter open in an old rangefinder 35mm camera that I am rehabilitating so I could free up the aperture leaves. The lock feature works really we'll. I saw a lot of not so well rated cables on another famous site for more money. This one is great for the price.

I bought My first 35mm camera fifty years ago, it was a Yashica Electro 35. It was a rangefinder and it was a fun camera, except when I took pictures of the inside of the lens cap. Years before the Fuji X-100 was introduced I was searching for a digital rangefinder that had a decent size sensor, and I was amazed that outside of a Leica, one did not exist. When the fuji X-100 came out I jumped at it. I have been shooting with different fuji's including the X-T2 & X-T3 but this Fuji x100V with the flip-out screen is now my favorite camera.

Lightweight, comfortable bag for a street photographer. It can easily fit a 35mm rangefinder camera, 3 lenses and a double-lensed Rolleiflex. I t has a spare pocket for a bottle and I really like that a a water is always at a hand!

I was looking for a good speed that would yield me the greatest flexibility with my Olympus 35-RC rangefinder. With that camera's limited shutter speed range, 100 was a touch too slow for low light shooting and 400 was too high for bright daytime excursions without the use of neutral density filters (which I do not own yet). I enjoy using the camera and the results are great, but it's usability was limited until I got a roll of this film.This film strikes a nice middle ground of the issues I've had with the rangefinder allowing me to shoot more and to really enjoy the results. So much so that I have even used this film in my SLRs. The results are very crisp with phenomenal clarity and tonal reproduction. I have always been impressed with ILFORD's ability to capture a great dynamic range while still maintaining a nice contrast and this film does not disappoint. I am very critical of most things, and I have to say I can not think of any reason why someone should not try this film.Anyone looking for a great general purpose film for landscapes and portraiture should try this film. This is a film that will forever be in my bag.

I use this lens on both a film rangefinder camera as well as an A7 R2 as well is a GX 85 using a passive Metabones adapter. The performance is awesome. Edge to edge flat and clean without any sense of vignetting or distortion. In particular the bokeh is absolutely fabulous. At F1 .5 up to F5 .6 it is really easy to completely blur the background in a very narrow to a larger range depending on your distance from the subject. The build quality is as good as any Zeiss I own. The action from both the aperture as well as the focus ring are as smooth as silk.

This is simply an outstanding film rangefinder camera, but let's be honest, most of the Leica film bodies are wonderful. The build quality is top notch. The MP viewfinder is improved over the M6 (classic) with less/no flare, smoother operation and quieter shutter. Overall such a joy to use.

I own a Leica MP film camera as well as the Leica M11-P digital camera. Thanks to this diopter I can now focus my rangefinder cameras in lightening speed.