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Picked up this 65 M2 a few days ago, complete with 90mm collapsable Elmar. Ran a roll through it yesterday and everything looks good! It's going to make a good sidekick for my M3!

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djcphoto said:
Picked up this 65 M2 a few days ago, complete with 90mm collapsable Elmar. Ran a roll through it yesterday and everything looks good! It's going to make a good sidekick for my M3!
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That's a beauty! … but "sidekick"?

I imagine a fantastic kit to shoot with the 90 on the M3 and a 35 on the M2 …
 
That's a beauty! … but "sidekick"?

I imagine a fantastic kit to shoot with the 90 on the M3 and a 35 on the M2 …
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Thanks, menos, but the only 35mm I have is a goggled Summaron, which I don't think will work on the M2, so it'll be 90 on the M2 and 35 on the M3 for now!
 
On top of the usual CLA/shutter curtain replacement type stuff, I had an M4-2 finder put in with the MP antiflare kit and the 135 framelines removed. I also had the self timer and frame preview levers removed and had it all put into an MD shell.
 
El Jonbre Grande said:
On top of the usual CLA/shutter curtain replacement type stuff, I had an M4-2 finder put in with the MP antiflare kit and the 135 framelines removed. I also had the self timer and frame preview levers removed and had it all put into an MD shell.
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I think you need to give a new model designation :p
 
djcphoto said:
Thanks, menos, but the only 35mm I have is a goggled Summaron, which I don't think will work on the M2, so it'll be 90 on the M2 and 35 on the M3 for now!
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The googled 35s will work perfectly well on the m2. It will even work on an m9 should you want. Leave the goggles on though.
 
El Jonbre Grande said:
On top of the usual CLA/shutter curtain replacement type stuff, I had an M4-2 finder put in with the MP antiflare kit and the 135 framelines removed. I also had the self timer and frame preview levers removed and had it all put into an MD shell.
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So that's why it looks so slick ;) Nice!
 
El Jonbre Grande said:
On top of the usual CLA/shutter curtain replacement type stuff, I had an M4-2 finder put in with the MP antiflare kit and the 135 framelines removed. I also had the self timer and frame preview levers removed and had it all put into an MD shell.
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Wow - now that's some extensive job done!
It was well worth it - looks good and sounds like a nice user with that finder.
 
Thanks guys - it does feel like a new camera (on top of the CLA, both shutter curtains were replaced, a new rewind mechanism went in as well). I only shoot 35mm and now it feels like my idea of the ultimate Leica :D If only I could find a chrome Summicron I could afford for it!
 
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