Helllooooooooo M2

anoldsock

anoldsock

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Traded in the 5D and picked this up from a local guy for an M2 and a 35mm Summilux with matching hood. The M2 has been in storage for quite some time, and is definitely a shooter camera. It belonged to the seller's father in law who was a cinematographer.

I fired off a roll of expired Tri-X last night while putting up the Christmas tree, and I can say I'm pretty happy with the results. This is the second 35mm summilux I've owned, and the tiny lens really is a gem.

All shots were wide open and developed in Xtol (1:1) for 7-1/4 minutes.

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Having lusted after an M2 since the late 1960s, I finally got one a year back. Can't afford a Summilux 35, so made do with a Jupiter 12 and recently opted for the Ultron 35/1.7 which another RFF member wanted to sell. The only problem is that I used an M3 with a SBLOO finder for 17 years, and habit makes me search for an accessory finder after I've focussed.
P.S. Handsome canine.
 
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yes, quite the nice trade. judging from the pics, meterless cameras will work very well for you. i have a 5D and it stays home a lot, while my M2 is out and about. go figure ...

enjoy that combo!
 
I believe it was worth trading :) I also have a 5D that I would not mind trading for an M6. Much more fun. I'll probably sell the DSLR after the holidays (at loss of course, bloody damn digital).
 
Me thinks you got a very good deal here :) The Summilux 35mm is a gem of a lens if ... one likes it's character (as I do, my favorite M-lens :D)
 
I would have kept the 5d the price of secondhand user M2s are dropping all the time I've seen M2s for as little as £250 here in the UK.
 
Frank Petronio said:
Considering that a 5D is only worth $1000 these days that is a great trade.
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That's part of the reason why I decided to trade it...the value of the 5d didn't seem to hold up while the Ms are a bit more steady....not to mention I've only used the 5D maybe 3 or 4 times in the last 8 months, while the Leica gets much more frequent use.
 
Getting an M2 even for a ballpark $500 would be considered a pretty damn good deal, and the lens added at least another $500 so I think the deal is quite good.
 
It is an art to know when to let go a digital camera. I sold my 5D when I got 2000USD for it. And then I purchased an M2 with 400 USD. Body only, but still....
Since then I call all the digital cameras "consumable" and film cameras "investments". :) It is good PR for defending myself in front of my wife.
 
Welcome to the "thinking person's" camera. You actually have to do everything yourself - focus, exposure, set film counter etc. But You took the shot - not a chip performing a multi task operation!
The Summilux is a nice lens and fits the M2 perfectly. Truth be told, that is all one really needs - though that would spell disasters for the lens industry.
Great looking assistant you have too. He has that look "Ok, you put them up and during the night I will take them down".
 
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I tried to find more information regarding the lens, so I went to http://www.antiquecameras.net/leicamlenses.html

However, the serial numbers on my summilux (173xxxx) seems to fall outside of the range listed on the website (1,760,000 - 2,166,700).

Anyone have any comments on which version lux I might have? I assume it's the 1st version.
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Quite a rare version of the Summilux too! Great looking lens and it has a lot of "bokeh" (fuzzy stuff) - but also a lot of character.
 
Tom, I have one of your black chrome M2 Rapidwinders and am dying to get my hands on a black chrome M2 to go with it :)
 
Black chrome M2's are scarce - I did make one many years ago, but as it was a "button" rewind I got rid of it! Just get a regular M2 painted to match the winder instead!
 
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