Bought my first Leica, first post as well

[ravid905]

I've seen so mant posts like this before, so figured why not me as well. Item number 7600349954 off the bay. Seems like a good deal to me, shutter times seem all good compared to CLA'd Retina IIIs. Though I dont know why people say whisper quiet shutter?? Maybe quiet for the type of shutter it is? I know my IIIs is quiet. Or can an M2 shutter be quieter then the Retina? Anyone with experience that can answer that question for me? Now all i need is a bunch of lenses. Does anyone know if the offer of free shipping from cameraquest is good for Canadian buyers as well? I've sort of set my mind on a 35 1.7 from there.

 

[peter_n]

A double celebration! Congrats & welcome to the forum ravid905! 🙂 Its quiet, lets put it that way...

 

[Nick R.]

Where were all these sub $500 Leicas when I bought my first M? Ha, congratulations Ravid and welcome to the forums.

 

[35mmdelux]

hey don't overlook the 40mm/1.4 NOKTON if you're going w/ VC. Half stop faster! Welcome on board!

 

[back alley]

welcome to the forum!

email stephen at cq and ask directly.
the answer will be brief but informative.

joe

 

[sf]

Wow, that is a great deal on that M2. No idea why they called it "not good looking". . . looks better than some of the M2s I've seen described as MINT.

$475 is a beautiful price.

Welcome to the RFF. Maybe your stay be long and fruitful.

 

[wlewisiii]

Welcome! That's a good deal on a very good camera. Now, I don't remember if that Retina has a leaf shutter, but if it does it will be far quieter than any focal plane shutter can be. OTOH, I do believe the whole shutter sound thing is overblown. I've done a boatload of shooting in churches, for example, and have never had anyone notice my Kievs, Canons, or anything else. Don't sweat the sound and have fun shooting! 😀

William

 

[wlewisiii]

the answer will be brief but informative.

Mr. Gandy should quote you there for his .sig Even though I know better, I always expect longer replys from him but everything you need to know is always there... 😎

William

 

[egpj]

Retina has a leaf shutter and it is very quite.

 

[ravid905]

It was kind of an impulse buy, I wasn't going to get one unless i got a lens at the same time, but it was there, i looked at it and thought it was just too good to let go. The only thing is now i have no lenses for it, for the time being, so all i can do is sit and practice loading it. I sent Stephen ( spelled right? ) that email someone recommended, and also about the 40 1.4, i shoot 99% b&w, is the single coated version so much better as compared to the multi? What i'm looking for is better contrast in my images at wider aperatures, and on the longer end ( 85,90,135 ) a closer focus. My current 85 and 135 Schneider's for my retina have a close focus of 6 and 14 feet respectively, not to mention the 200 ( 28 feet!!! ).

 

[back alley]

single coated would be a tad less contrasty that multi coated.
not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Justin Low]

Congrats on the M2. It's a beautiful tool to shoot with.

Regarding the sound level, it's quieter than my CLE, which is quieter than my Bessa, which again is quieter than the Zorki 1 I got (thanks Donald!). It is however, louder than the Minilux or my Minox 35.

For a lens, may I recommend a Jupiter 8. It's extremely good value for money. You will need to buy an adapter for it though. The adapter would probably cost more than the lens.

 

[jano]

why do so many of the user m2's have a dent near the counter or on the other side on the top plate? Mine has it, too.. and nearly all the ones I've read about on fleabay have that..