Let's see your Leica M

[sockeyed]

My M6 Classic w/ CV 50/1.5:

And buried among the rest of my gear in preparation for a month in Borneo and Cambodia (wearing the CV 28/3.5):

 

[ghost]

who fixed the hexar for you? that's good news.

 

[raid]

Here is a mint Leica M3 SS with a mint 35mm/2 Summicron, plus a mint M6 with 0.85 finder and a beautiful 50mm/2 Summicron first rigid version. I added the Standard Leica with the Elmar 5cm/3.5into the pack of M cameras.

Excuse my unprofessional photography of the three cameras.

Raid

 

[MikeL]

Here's an unprofessional photo of my M4. Handheld shot in the dungeon I'm working in, so it's kinda blurry.

 

[RdEoSg]

Ok here's my baby.

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

Here is my beater M2:

Wayne

 

[FrankS]

Here is my beater M2:
Wayne

That's what I like to see, Wayne - Leicas and Contaxes coexisting!

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

And Canon P's!!!!

Wayne

 

[FrankS]

Leica, Contax, and Canon, oh my!

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Great thread... a real feast for the eyes!

Must post some camera pics of my own. In the meanwhile, does anybody have a chrome body with an Asph 35mm 'lux? I'd like to see how they look.

 

[MadMan2k]

A pretty poor picture, but it's my M3 with 35mm 2.5 and my 1N with the fisheye. I just got the 35 today, and went shooting with it - focusing is so different than an SLR, I probably missed it on some of the shots because I'm not used to it. I shot the last 4 on a roll with the lens cap on, too, and changed the roll in the field for the first time

 

[MikeL]

Sidenote, why do people often (not here though) fuzz-out serial numbers when posting photos of their camera?

 

[raid]

Mike: If they bought their cameras used, there is a small chance that the item could be claimed by anyone as stolen. Nobody wants to fall into such a situation, after paying a full price for the item. Hence the missing last three or four serial numbers.

Raid

 

[MikeL]

Thanks for the info Raid!

 

[emraphoto]

mmmmm... my m.

mmmmm... my m.

dodgy photo but here it is... took photo's in the pouring rain for hours on saturday. the m never skipped a beat.

 

[visiondr]

Wow, there sure are some fine looking Ms out there. I especially like kyle's black paint MP with the sumptuous Zeiss Sonnar.

Here's my baby with the original Leica strap. I recently received a beautiful Luigi strap in "aged brown" finish. It is gorgeous! Enjoy.

Ron

 

[Gid]

Gid: what version of the M6 has only "M6" and not "Leica M6" on the body?

The camera is from 1988. Don't know why or when they changed the front logo. I've seen some advertised as "big logo M6" and claims that not many were made etc ...........

The guy I bought it from (the original owner) passed on the following info he got when he took the camera on a trip to Solms at the end of 2005.

"BTW: according to Solms, the camera you bought was amongst the very last batch to be made using M4 (all metal) parts from the old Wetzlar factory - should last for ever with a bit of care."

Whether or not that has some pertinance to the logo, I just don't know.

I pretty certain that the logo has no ill effect on performance

 

[Simon Larbalestier]

My M6 has the big logo but i think it's a model just after the Wetzlar models?

 

[telenous]

Simon How do you find the sling in use? I 've been thinking of getting one.

Best,

 

[Simon Larbalestier]

The sling works well - the MP covering does not fare well for me in hot climates !
so i'm asking Leica UK to cover it in the MP3 vulcanite skin and take out the 75 and 135 framelines at the same time - price was reasonable considering. The modified winder handle also makes a big difference when rewinding film.