Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've not put film in any of my film cameras either Frank. Too excited about making photographs with my D700 and new lenses. On 3/23/15 5:58 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > I have one of these Mark, I had two but sold one last year. The Leicavit > convinced me to buy a matching Tom Abrahamson Rapid Winder for my M6. > I was only vaguely aware that they re-used the name on a later camera. > Sadly neither has had a film in for some years and if I were not so lazy I > should sell them. > Frank > >> On 21 Mar, 2015, at 20:07, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> >> Ok I found something >> http://leicaphilia.com/the-mp-whats-old-is-new-again/ >> >> The old MP came out in 1956 and was a PJ version of the M3 and had a >> Leicavit on it. They took off the self timer. >> You couldn't be anybody to get one the camera was restricted to ?bonafide >> working press photographers.? >> They made 449 of them. >> They were like a prelude to an M2. >> >> >> On 3/19/15 4:14 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: >> >>> I thought the MP had an electric shutter, like the M7????? >>> >>> I could change the wording, if you prefer...... >>> But if you buy it, that would save me some effort.....Interested? >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> Red735i at verizon.net >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Lew Schwartz >>> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 12:47 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] For Sale.... Wheeler Dealer Buy a new lens to go >>> with >>> that M Body! >>> >>> Isn't the MP more recent? >>> >>> -Lew Schwartz >>> >>> >>>> Do you still shoot film? The M6 is the most recent, metered by battery, >>>> mechanical camera Take out the battery and you have the same function >>>> as >>> a >>>> late M4/M3/M2!) >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/