Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - --Boundary_(ID_hOD69Sn/Fig1eAie+P2vLA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Just remember, if the 35 is a lens you use a lot, that frame will be harder to see, especially if you wear glasses. My 35 Summicron makes up probably 60-75% of what I shoot, so the .72 finder is what I want/use. Of course, you can always keep the 35 on your M4-P & you'll never have the problem. I've used an M3 with a "Quick Load" kit. It's faster, but not nearly as good as the M4 system. If I was to want a body that had a higher magnification, though, I'd go with an M3 simply because they are less expensive than a HM-M6, which is way too expensive being a low production item, or the TTL M6, & live with the film loading. If you do anything other than get one of the quick load kits, the expense involved with buying the M3 body & having it modified will probably be wind up being as much as a user M6. The M3 rangefinder mechanism is wonderful. Yes, the M6 and M4-P use the same winder. - -----Original Message----- From: Ruralmopics@aol.com [mailto:Ruralmopics@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 1:22 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Next body -- M3/M6-.85? I've got one M body (a M4-p) and two lenses (24mm & 35mm). I expect to have a 90mm soon. I'm starting to think down the road toward a second body. I'm thinking purely as a shooter, not a collector or even someone in pursuit of "the best." I almost insist on the M4-style loading system and I like the fact that the M4-2 and beyonds have a hot shoe (though I will rarely if ever use it). I might someday try the Abbramson winder so that's a minor factor (an M4-P and an M-6 use the same winder, correct?). I'm thinking I want something with a higher magnification viewfinder for use with the 90mm and maybe a 50mm or even 135mm someday. That would seem to limit my choice to the .85 magnification M6 but I'm wondering . . . Is it possible to convert an M3 to the modern take-up spool. I've asked this before and it seemed like the answer was a qualified "yes" but I'd like a little more specifics. Has anyone here done this? Who does this (e-mail address?)? What does it cost (IOW, would the modification + an M3 body be significantly less $ than a used .85 M6?)? Bob (dreaming of a 2nd Leica) McEowen - --Boundary_(ID_hOD69Sn/Fig1eAie+P2vLA) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2448.0"> <TITLE>RE: [Leica] Next body -- M3/M6-.85?</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Just remember, if the 35 is a lens you use a lot, that frame will be harder to see, especially if you wear glasses. My 35 Summicron makes up probably 60-75% of what I shoot, so the .72 finder is what I want/use. Of course, you can always keep the 35 on your M4-P & you'll never have the problem. I've used an M3 with a "Quick Load" kit. It's faster, but not nearly as good as the M4 system. If I was to want a body that had a higher magnification, though, I'd go with an M3 simply because they are less expensive than a HM-M6, which is way too expensive being a low production item, or the TTL M6, & live with the film loading. If you do anything other than get one of the quick load kits, the expense involved with buying the M3 body & having it modified will probably be wind up being as much as a user M6. The M3 rangefinder mechanism is wonderful. Yes, the M6 and M4-P use the same winder.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Ruralmopics@aol.com [<A HREF="mailto:Ruralmopics@aol.com">mailto:Ruralmopics@aol.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 1:22 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [Leica] Next body -- M3/M6-.85?</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>I've got one M body (a M4-p) and two lenses (24mm & 35mm). I expect to have a </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>90mm soon. I'm starting to think down the road toward a second body. I'm </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>thinking purely as a shooter, not a collector or even someone in pursuit of </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>"the best." I almost insist on the M4-style loading system and I like the </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>fact that the M4-2 and beyonds have a hot shoe (though I will rarely if ever </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>use it). I might someday try the Abbramson winder so that's a minor factor </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>(an M4-P and an M-6 use the same winder, correct?). </FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>I'm thinking I want something with a higher magnification viewfinder for use </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>with the 90mm and maybe a 50mm or even 135mm someday. That would seem to </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>limit my choice to the .85 magnification M6 but I'm wondering . . . Is it </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>possible to convert an M3 to the modern take-up spool. I've asked this before </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>and it seemed like the answer was a qualified "yes" but I'd like a little </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>more specifics. Has anyone here done this? Who does this (e-mail address?)? </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>What does it cost (IOW, would the modification + an M3 body be significantly </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>less $ than a used .85 M6?)?</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Bob (dreaming of a 2nd Leica) McEowen</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> - --Boundary_(ID_hOD69Sn/Fig1eAie+P2vLA)--