M2 newb - whats this button do?

ErikFive said:
I think the button is for the catapult seat...
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I was thinking along those lines. I think it's part of Jack Sparrow's compass. :angel: It shows you which frame you really want to shoot at that moment.
 
Tom A said:
If you are going to shoot a lot of black/white, start hunting down IXMOO cassettes. They do save a lot of scratches etc and the film cost drops dramatically. The key is that you get the iXMOO.
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I have 42 of these cassettes and wouldn't give up any. They are very handy and as you say don't damage the film..
 
Tom A said:
They do save a lot of scratches etc and the film cost drops dramatically.
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They save your film from scratches but why do every one I come across have a scratch in the same identical place running from the film gate upward toward the lock bar?? Even the older cassettes made for the screw mount Leicas have it.
 
Carzee said:
Here's a pic of an M2.

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On the left end of the Leica near the film winder shaft is a button.

Is it the rewind release?
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DO NOT TOUCH IT...if you disturb it you will loose all control and wind up buying a M6, a MP and many, many lenses, gear bags and other photogear.:D

Just kidding....but it could happen (happened to me). Best luck with your M2. They are truly wonderful cameras.

Bob
 
rpsawin said:
DO NOT TOUCH IT...if you disturb it you will loose all control and wind up buying a M6, a MP and many, many lenses, gear bags and other photogear.:D

Just kidding....but it could happen (happened to me). Best luck with your M2. They are truly wonderful cameras.

Bob
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:) ..collector syndrome happens with most anything - ask Mr Hefner.

Seattle nearly sold me a M3. It was the only Leica listed on the used stock at kcamera.com but they said it was sold weeks back... :(
 
Tom A.: "The Rapidwinder is designed primarily for those of us who focus with our left eye."

While I can readily understand this, I must say that speed of working increases considerably with a Leicavit type device. My experience is with a Canon VT Deluxe, a knob winder, but I should think a long lever on the base is a good bit faster than the usual thumb winding lever.

I doubt that the Leicavit was made only or primarily for the left eyed.
 
Carzee said:
Whats going on with this feebay sale price?? an M2, caps, cron collapsible 50 f2.. same as what I purchased.. US3500!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Leitz-Leica-...hZ017QQcategoryZ30030QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
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That's a 35 Summicron, a much more expensive lens than the collapsible 50. It's also in very very good condition, it's probably never been out of the case and appears to have no meter marks on the top plate if the pictures are unretouched. Still expensive although much prettier than either of my M2's.
 
Carzee said:
:) ..collector syndrome happens with most anything - ask Mr Hefner.

Seattle nearly sold me a M3. It was the only Leica listed on the used stock at kcamera.com but they said it was sold weeks back... :(
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I wouldn't know anything about that...I use my cameras.
 
ChrisN said:
Great info above - thanks. Can anyone say whether this cassette

http://www.rockcameras.com/DSCN3975.jpg

is the IXMOO? I'd like to get some to suit M4 and M5.
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That is an IXMOO cassette and will work fine on your M4 (but not on your M5). The scratch on virtually all IXMOO cassettes comes from the rivet inside the housing of the camera. When you insert the cassette ,it is a very tight fit, and the turn of the latch or lock, the whole outside shell rotates and you get this nice curved gouge in the housing. When you buy IXMOO's, be sure that they are opening and closing smoothly (push the flatspring that stands proud over the top of the cassette out and see if the inside shell turns easy). The brass corrodes with time and as these cassette are loaded and unloaded in darkrooms, they tend to get wet or moist and that makes it even worse.
If you are searching for IXMOO's, a good place to start is with Medical Research centers. They often used Leitz Reprovit's for copying documents and loaded these cassettes with high resolution films. The advantage of the IXMOO is that you could load just a short bit of film into them for a couple of shots, or a full roll.
What are they worth? I usually balk at paying more than $6-8 for one, occasionally I have gone as high as $10 (thats with the plastic container and the box). Most of mine have been donated by friends and one batch of 25 were traded at a swap-meet. Somebody gave me a 3 lb bag of Jelly Beans. I sorted out the black ones and kept them and one of the vendors was suffering from what he claimed was hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) so he offered me a bag of IXMOO's for my nag of Jelly Beans. Good deal as he did not like the black ones and I had already sorted them out! Most of the IXMOO's had film in them. Tri X old enough to be edgemarked "Tri X Panchromatic Film". Worked fine though and a bit higher base-fog than fresh film, but nothing a shot of Benzotriazole (anti-fog) could not cure.
 
Ive got a dark room load of KB21 36 exposure in one of my IXMOO, they punched out the details on the long LTM leader as little hole patterns so it is probably from '75 or earlier.

5-10 GBP in UK from shops...

Noel
 
Woohoo, my beaut M2 is 'in country'. Wonder if Customs will delay it or if I'll be lucky? Oh, well. At least if Customs hold it in bond (bondage?) you know it won't be misplaced.
 
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