helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
that's Great to hear...Lucky You
I'm very HAPPY for You
Post some photos and most Important of all...ENJOY !
I'm very HAPPY for You
Post some photos and most Important of all...ENJOY !
zuiko85
Veteran
Great story. Glad you stuck with a plan.
I too thought a Leica was out of the question. But then a neighbor in our building was shooting with a couple of Leica's and in conversation it came up that he wanted to sell two of his CV lenses, a 21 f4 LTM and 35 f2.5PII, and for a very good price too. So I kinda backed into the system. I now had two lenses but no body. I decided to wait the six weeks to a annual photo show and look there. Found a M4-2 in reasonable shape and sold a bunch of gear accumulated over 30 years and just sitting in boxes. That gave me enough for the body and a few months later added a 90 f4 Elmar. Now all I'm going to add is a 50mm lens, probably FSU because that is what I can afford.
However you do it, the Leica is a neat little camera.
I too thought a Leica was out of the question. But then a neighbor in our building was shooting with a couple of Leica's and in conversation it came up that he wanted to sell two of his CV lenses, a 21 f4 LTM and 35 f2.5PII, and for a very good price too. So I kinda backed into the system. I now had two lenses but no body. I decided to wait the six weeks to a annual photo show and look there. Found a M4-2 in reasonable shape and sold a bunch of gear accumulated over 30 years and just sitting in boxes. That gave me enough for the body and a few months later added a 90 f4 Elmar. Now all I'm going to add is a 50mm lens, probably FSU because that is what I can afford.
However you do it, the Leica is a neat little camera.
huddy
Well-known
Great story and I'm glad you made it. I gave up some nice stuff that I wasn't using in order to get an M and 35mm. I had settled on an M4-2 and ZM35/2.8 but got lucky and had a minty M6TTL fall into my lap at a similar price. I hope you get years of enjoyment out of the setup; I am already thrilled with my first couple rolls from mine.
DNG
Film Friendly
Wow...
I bet it was hard to decide to sell your Stereo gear at 1st thought...
To fetch a good amount, must mean you had top gear.
The M4 is a Cult Classic, as the M5 is slowly becoming.
a lot of "1st" with the M4. A not to radical change from the M2/3 in design.
Enjoy it for a long time.
I bet it was hard to decide to sell your Stereo gear at 1st thought...
To fetch a good amount, must mean you had top gear.
The M4 is a Cult Classic, as the M5 is slowly becoming.
a lot of "1st" with the M4. A not to radical change from the M2/3 in design.
Enjoy it for a long time.
smiling gecko
pure dumb luck, my friend
welcome and howdy from texas!!!
congratulations and kudos for your perseverance and sacrifice and planning.
thank you for sharing your accomplishment with us. it is inspiring and source of reflection.
you have a great kit now and using it will open your heart and eyes and senses (and probably some doors) to the world around you.
breathe, relax and enjoy.
laugh more, smile more...i do whenever i get near a mirror.
smiling gecko, aka kenneth
congratulations and kudos for your perseverance and sacrifice and planning.
thank you for sharing your accomplishment with us. it is inspiring and source of reflection.
you have a great kit now and using it will open your heart and eyes and senses (and probably some doors) to the world around you.
breathe, relax and enjoy.
laugh more, smile more...i do whenever i get near a mirror.
smiling gecko, aka kenneth
Haigh
Gary Haigh
Good for you. I hope to see your resulting images on RFF. Incidentally, I have an old Canadian M4. That camera is superb. Have fun!
Welland
Established
What a friendly place this is! Thanks gang. I cannot wait to have the set up complete these two more weeks will drag. I'm not expecting miracles straight away, its just now I have no excuse as the caperbility of the lens and M4 is fantastic. Now I need to match it!
Im hoping we will become old friends, Ive just bought a weston master 2 to help with exposures but im not 100% sure how to use it yet! If anyone knows of any decent articles/links on how to correctly use them feel free to fire them my way!
Im hoping we will become old friends, Ive just bought a weston master 2 to help with exposures but im not 100% sure how to use it yet! If anyone knows of any decent articles/links on how to correctly use them feel free to fire them my way!