aad
Not so new now.
A friend has graciously loaned me his excellent M3 and some lenses-I get to compare to my IIIf directly and see what the new-fangled stuff is like!
Wow, the M3 sure is big! And the rangefinder clarity is unbelievable!
Won't fit in my pocket, though...and is more fragile.
Bigger than a Pentax MX. Hmmm...
Wow, the M3 sure is big! And the rangefinder clarity is unbelievable!
Won't fit in my pocket, though...and is more fragile.
Bigger than a Pentax MX. Hmmm...
colyn
ישו משיח
aad said:
You must be some friend that he would trust his Leica to ya..
aad said:
It does beat out the rf of the IIIf..
aad said:
How would you say it is more fragile?
aad said:
And built better than the Pentax..
Wayne R. Scott
Half fast Leica User
aad said:
aad,
You really shouldn't have done that. Now, after looking through the viewfinder of the M3 you are doomed. I remember the first time I looked through the viewfinder on a M2. The memory haunted me for two years and then I finally bought one. I'm glad I did. I'm just glad I didn't look through one when my kids were little and at home.
Wayne
haagen_dazs
Well-known
i thought it was about the BMW
aad
Not so new now.
It's funny-my IIIf is actually pretty good, and I generally use auxiliary viewfinders, but the M3 really just pops!
My friend is a big fan of M cameras, but tells me the M3 RF is more delicate than the screwmount ones-more complicated as well. The screwmounts can take more banging around.
Is it better built than a Pentax MX? It sure feels nicer.
My friend is a big fan of M cameras, but tells me the M3 RF is more delicate than the screwmount ones-more complicated as well. The screwmounts can take more banging around.
Is it better built than a Pentax MX? It sure feels nicer.
colyn
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aad said:
The Pentax uses a lot of plastic. The lens however are of excellent quality..
M
Magus
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lubitel
Well-known
The ease of focusing and this amazing sound of the shutter release is just ... addictive, heavenly ... its like drugs. I enjoy all my other cameras (FSU and bessa and canon AE1), but I dont really want to shoot anything else, but my M2
lubitel
Well-known
memphis said:
I think he should get the M6 as the next one, and then the m2 and m5 in that order
aad
Not so new now.
Well....it's lovely, great finder, quiet-and I don't think it will work for me.
Unless I'm "Going Forth to Take Pictures", the IIIf works better. The size of the M3 gets in the way of shoving it in a jacket or pants pocket-important, because most of the time I have to work/play/ride/travel. Most of my favorite adventure and people pictures were taken with point/shoot Olympus cameras, because my SLRs were too big. The M3 is even bigger, plus subject to rangefinder misalignment if it gets bumped about.
And I really was planning on buying one.
Unless I'm "Going Forth to Take Pictures", the IIIf works better. The size of the M3 gets in the way of shoving it in a jacket or pants pocket-important, because most of the time I have to work/play/ride/travel. Most of my favorite adventure and people pictures were taken with point/shoot Olympus cameras, because my SLRs were too big. The M3 is even bigger, plus subject to rangefinder misalignment if it gets bumped about.
And I really was planning on buying one.
jano
Evil Bokeh
I test drove a M3, too, and ended up with a Jag instead
Phantom II Pilot
Newbie
jano said:I test drove a M3, too, and ended up with a Jag instead
Now that is just blasphemy!! Actually, you should have driven an M5, THAT'S THE FACTORY SUPERCAR!!!
(I own a couple of 5 Series E-34's, a 525i & a 535i (with a 5-speed)
SteveM(PA)
Poser
aad said:
But with the Summicron C on there it is an even flatter proposition than my IIIf with collapsible Summicron. And once I put it up to my eye, the extra height is definitely forgiven. I don't think there is any >=f2 lens that could make my IIIf kit flatter than my M3+Summicron C, for a low-light grab 'n go/jacket pocket kit.
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aad
Not so new now.
I use an Elmar almost constantly. I still have the M here, it really is wonderful in many ways, but it just doesn't fit.
In fact, I think the IIIf is more fun.
In fact, I think the IIIf is more fun.
ferider
Veteran
Phantom II Pilot said:
Two wheels to many
raid
Dad Photographer
I have to be content with my (user's) 1977 Mercedes 450SL. It needs to be driven more often though. Just like my [Leica] M3. After a while of pampering it is time to enjoy what you own. I like German stuff. My daily car is a 1993 Mercedes 190E 2.6.
If you're from Baden Wuertenberg, then a Mercedes is a "must", whereas if you're from Bayern then a BMW is in place. I am from Baghdad, so I have my options open!
Raid
Raid
If you're from Baden Wuertenberg, then a Mercedes is a "must", whereas if you're from Bayern then a BMW is in place. I am from Baghdad, so I have my options open!
Raid
Raid
aad
Not so new now.
ferider said:Two wheels to many
Got that right. Of course, some days one DOES like to go slow. Or carry an M Leica.