Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with you totally!!! I have the same cameras like you..and same thoughts...:-))) Regards from Italy! Ciao, Claudio Rimediotti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruben" <ruben@rhodos.dk> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] the best M body ... >I have and use the M3, M2 and M6 classic > I like the M2 best because of the film winding and view finder > I like the M6 best because it was my first Leica and it has never failed > me > I like the M3 least because it is a double stroke - but it works great > with a summarit 50 with the larger viewfinder > I like the size of the IIIf BD but that is a nother story > None of the M cameras I have tried could be blamed for me taking bad > pictures they have all handled well and never jammed etc. > I think the M6 ttl is to large I know it is only 2 mm larger but that > stil is to much > in other words any M camera will probably work just fine as long as you > put the right glass in front :-) > cheers ruben (curently shooting mostly rolleiflex gx in order to find out > if I like the planar or not!) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Javier Perez" <summarex@hotmail.com> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 3:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] the best M body ... > > >> Howdy >>>From the standpoint of common sense I'd say the M2 wins hands up at the >> moment. >> The collectors aren't interested and it can be modified for M6 framelines >> if you don't >> mind loosing the optical mask around the central window of the frame >> selector. (I don't!). >> You can save even more money if you don't need a preview or self timer or >> don't mind a >> button rewind. >> Javier >> >> >> >>>Steve, >>> >>>Since 1998, I have owned an M3, M6 (both TTL and classic), and M7. The >>>M3 was in the high 900,000s but short of 1 million. It was undoubtedly >>>an extremely pleasant and smooth camera, but keep in mind that by the >>>time I bought it had been thoroughly "broken in" over several decades. >>> >>> >From the point of view of reliability and functionality, my favorite of >>>this stable was the M6 non-TTL with the 0.85 viewfinder. It never >>>suffered from the alleged rangefinder flare and its long rangefinder >>>base put in on virtual par with an M3 in terms of focusing accuracy. And >>>even though we know that real men eat sushi, drink single malts and have >>>no need for a light meter, I did find the lack of a built-in meter in >>>the M3 a nuisance. >>> >>>Nathan >>> >>>Nathan Wajsman >>>Almere, Netherlands >>>http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>http://www.fotosevilla.com >>>Print sales: http://www.photodeluge.com >>>Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>> >>>----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- >>>Van: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> >>>Datum: woensdag, augustus 3, 2005 2:12 pm >>>Onderwerp: [Leica] the best M body ... >>> >>> > I'm curious...but never used an M3... >>> > >>> > Leica M3...? the best built M body ever ? with the best >>> > viewfinder of all ? >>> > >>> > is this the common wisdom? >>> > >>> > is it true? >>> > >>> > other pro's/cons? >>> > >>> > other thoughts, or considerations about the best M3 of all ? >>> > >>> > anyone care to compare, especially to M5, M6 M7 .... >>> > >>> > >>> > Steve >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Leica Users Group. >>> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> > >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information