kvanderlaag
my autofocus is broken.
I have it sitting next to the laptop and MIDI keyboard at band practice right now. =)
I am thoroughly enjoying it.
I am thoroughly enjoying it.
Leica M2: GAS Sneak Attack!
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Stephanie Brim
Mental Experimental.
Maybe this summer when I'm looking for one of these a deal like this will pop up out of nowhere.
kvanderlaag
my autofocus is broken.
It only happened to me when I was broke.
I spent money I don't have on this thing, but it's so worth being broke for a while.
I spent money I don't have on this thing, but it's so worth being broke for a while.
Stephanie Brim
Mental Experimental.
Yeah, it would be. I'm going to be saving as much as I can in the next few months to buy a Leica before I hit school this fall...while I can still afford it. Hoping to get a second job here shortly. I should be able to afford it then. I'll probably be using what lenses I already have for a while...and then I'll buy my first Summicron. 😛
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wlewisiii
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kvanderlaag said:
Heh. That sounds like me and my CL. Still gotta scrounge about $50 to get the meter in it adjusted, but the chance was too good to pass on.
William
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or maybe...instead of an extra body with a different mount...get some nicer glass, screw mount that can later be used with an m adapter.
i found 2 leica lenses for way less than they normally go for. you can too.
joe
i found 2 leica lenses for way less than they normally go for. you can too.
joe
kvanderlaag
my autofocus is broken.
I'm after an Elmar or a Summitar, but I'm so broke. =(
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if i may...where in calgary id you find this deal?
and is it worth a drive there for anything else that is in the window?
joe
and is it worth a drive there for anything else that is in the window?
joe
Stephanie Brim
Mental Experimental.
Joe, I've actually had my eye on an Elmar that went for under $70. I was surprised and banging my head against the wall for not scraping together the funds for that one.
I'm staying off Ebay until I get my tax money. When I do, I've made myself some guidelines. The bulk of the money will be used for film/paper/developer/darkroom stuff and I have $100 plus any other money I make that I can spend set aside for new glass/cameras/hardware. I have a feeling that I'm going to be fine with the glass I have for quite some time...I think the main problem is that I will eventually want to move to an M system so that I can get a couple lenses: the 35/1.2 CV Nokton and the rigid Summicron.
The P body isn't going anywhere...that one will be in my kids' hands (when I have them). I just want to move (slowly) into M territory so that I have the option to use M mount lenses.
Course, need and want are different things and we'll see when the time comes. It really isn't just about GAS...it's more about building myself a system that gets lots of use.
I'm staying off Ebay until I get my tax money. When I do, I've made myself some guidelines. The bulk of the money will be used for film/paper/developer/darkroom stuff and I have $100 plus any other money I make that I can spend set aside for new glass/cameras/hardware. I have a feeling that I'm going to be fine with the glass I have for quite some time...I think the main problem is that I will eventually want to move to an M system so that I can get a couple lenses: the 35/1.2 CV Nokton and the rigid Summicron.
The P body isn't going anywhere...that one will be in my kids' hands (when I have them). I just want to move (slowly) into M territory so that I have the option to use M mount lenses.
Course, need and want are different things and we'll see when the time comes. It really isn't just about GAS...it's more about building myself a system that gets lots of use.
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sounds like a plan!
kvanderlaag
my autofocus is broken.
Joe: I picked it up at The Camera Store, on 11th ave and 7th street. They've got some nice glass in the used case, but I'm not sure how fabulous the pricing on it is. I think, for the most part, the M2 was just this sudden shining holy grail that I managed to walk in on just after they slashed the price.
I'll post some pictures of the beast tonight.
I'll post some pictures of the beast tonight.
kvanderlaag
my autofocus is broken.
Here she is. The $500 M2.
Stephanie Brim
Mental Experimental.
Looks nicely beat up in all the right places. Good on ya. 🙂
That M2 looks fairly decent to me; a few minor nicks, but if the internals are ok, that's more important. That's a newer M2 than mine, anyway!
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wlewisiii
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Nice. Very nice. I just need to get my grubbies on a cheap example of that 40/2... 🙁 fat chance of that! Glad it's in an appreciative home though; can't hope for more than that for a camera.
Just be warned, when it's cold out, you'll be cussing that rewind knob 😀 I got to listen to Brett with his M3 this weekend while I could just crank and then flip open the back 😀 😀 😀
William
Just be warned, when it's cold out, you'll be cussing that rewind knob 😀 I got to listen to Brett with his M3 this weekend while I could just crank and then flip open the back 😀 😀 😀
William
kvanderlaag
my autofocus is broken.
Ahh, I know. Still waiting on my CL! Canada Post have been taking their time getting it to me. It's been in this city since Wednesday night, they just haven't bothered to send it out for delivery. It sucks!
$250 for the 40/2, $250 for the CL, $500 for the M2. I had this Leica kick, and the universe just kind of fed them to me.
You can't buy luck like that.
Maybe it's my karmic tax return on the godawful year I had.
$250 for the 40/2, $250 for the CL, $500 for the M2. I had this Leica kick, and the universe just kind of fed them to me.
You can't buy luck like that.
Maybe it's my karmic tax return on the godawful year I had.
