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Subject: [Leica] the best M body ...
From: studio.rimediotti at iol.it (Dott. Ing. Claudio Rimediotti)
Date: Wed Aug 3 08:31:09 2005
References: <BAY103-F103CC9C7C7AF43C4287D42C7C50@phx.gbl> <003901c5983f$769adf70$3201a8c0@AUG01>

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
>>> >
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