Re: [Leica] Complement F5 with a M6/M3

["clive sanbrook" <clive.sanbrook@virgin.net>]

Rav, it's a great idea - I started that way and then found out it's the top
of a very slippery slope.

After a while I found that I much preferred not to lug (Hoho) the weight of
F5 around and it was much more convenient to just take the M6 - get the
M6TTL and you've got about the same possibilities as the F5 (except the
autofocus - of course)

Result = F5 sold to finance 35mm Apo and 90mm lenses for the M6 !!!!

Then I found that if I took the spare SLR I often did'nt take some pictures
because I felt that the noise was 'embarassing'  - and then you start
worrying whether it's worth using anyway because of lens quality !!!!!

OTOH the Hassleblad makes a very seductive clunk ;-)))))

Regards, and welcome - from one who's been there - and got the pictures to
prove it.

Clive Sanbrook

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ravinder Walia" <ravinder_walia@hotmail.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: 09 November 2000 11:02
Subject: [Leica] Complement F5 with a M6/M3


> Hello everyone,
>
> I have been lurking for a couple of days and have now plucked up the
courage
> for my first post.
>
> A bit about my background first. I started off in photography with a canon
> A1 and a 50mm lens and then acquired a number of primes. As my A1 started
to
> die I bought myself a T90 (also a Canon FD camera). When I investigated
> having my A1 repaired the response was Canon didn't support the FD cameras
> anymore and that the parts required made repair uneconomical. As I thought
> that this problem (parts wearing out) would only get worse I decided to
sell
> my FD system while it still had some value and change system. I did this
and
> moved into the Nikon world.
>
> Over the years, I have noticed that my photographic interest mainly lie in
> the area of event photography for which my Nikon system with it's
excellent
> flash capabilities is great. However (here it comes), I have noticed that
> there are times where I would like to take pictures unnoticed and this is
> not possible with an F5 35-70/2.8 SB28 and associated paraphernalia. Also
I
> would like to be able to have a light camera that I would be able to
travel
> with. Also something that would be pretty much back to basics. As opposed
to
> the wonderfully gizmoed F5.
>
> Now for my questions :
>
> Should I take the plunge? By this I mean do you think something like a M6
or
> M3 would fit the bill?
>
> What would be the best way to start, second hand or new body?
>
> Basically I want to think this out before I take the plunge and am
probably
> using this list as a sounding board.
>
> I would appreciate and comments, suggestions or warnings.
>
> If this is not an appropriate post for this list, I apologise.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Rav.
>
> P.S. Sorry for the long post.
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