Mudman
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Classy Chassis
Let's see your Leica M
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SimonSawSunlight
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wjlapier
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Nice. How is this lens shooting wide open? I'm thinking of getting one for my M3.
PaulRicciardi
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Robert,
I really don't know!
I've been trying to figure out whose camera it was for the past 3 years. I emailed Al about 6 months before his passing and his response was as follows:
Hi Paul,
Very interesting! I've never heard of that before. The chick who usually shoots for the Herald in this part of the county might not have even been in grade school when the M4-2 was in production so I doubt if she'd know.
I've lost track of just about all the Herald photographers I knew back then.
What I do recall is that it was pretty common to use your own "every day" stuff, a couple of Nikon SLR's and a few lenses, you'd get an equipment allowance for it though. Exotic things like motor drives, fish-eye lenses, super-telephotos, and such were "pool equipment" owned by the paper.
Until the early 1970's you couldn't take photos in the county court rooms, but then the chief judge decreed that available light pictures were OK as long as the camera didn't make any more noise than a Leica M.
That might account for the paper having a couple of M4-2 bodies in the pool, and the timing would be about right also.
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Al
I'll see if maybe I can contact Steber and see if she has anymore info about the cameras as I'd really like to know who owned it before it fell into my hands.
-Paul
SimonSawSunlight
Simon Fabel
I just got a collapsible summicron as well, this is at ~f2.8 http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonsawsunlight/4635323994/
I'll use this lens a bit more these next days and upload the worthy stuff on flickr =)
Mudman
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I don't know - it literally showed up this afternoon!
Nugard
Elvis lives!..
I go second that...
R.I.P.
Didn't knew him, but it was always a pleasure reading his comments... Thought... Nice, and intelligent man...🙄
PaulRicciardi
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Agreed, he'll be missed
k.a
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pics of some of the lenses, don't have anything on the camera yet, but it's probably comming some day 🙂
the elmarit 28mm asph
the 15mm heliar
the 35mm summicron iv
the elmarit 28mm asph
the 15mm heliar
the 35mm summicron iv
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steveyork
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Those beat up Ms only look good if you are the one who put the dents and scratches into it. I respect the heck out of it, but I wouldn't call good looking.
braver
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Wow, those are rough. Beautiful!
I dunno, each to his own, but I definitely like the look of a well worn Leica. You can go the museum-piece way and keep a Leica mint, and I do love a mint looking classic as much as the next guy, but Leica's are at the same time tools that take a beating well.
semilog
curmudgeonly optimist
To me, Leicas are interesting predominantly because they are magnificent tools -- but tools, even beautiful ones, are interesting largely because they are used to make things. A well-worn Leica speaks of years of creative work and of the relationship of a craftsperson or artist to his or her tools. I agree that a pristine classic is nice. But to me, Jim Marshall's M4's are at least as cool as all the minty display queens in the world put together.
Just my $0.02.
Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
You guys are awesome! There are a lot of great looking cameras here. After looking at some of the pics of M's with the MR-4 I ordered one for my M4, then, after looking at the markings on the top of my M4, I realized that it was once the home to just that type of meter!! Never would have known if it weren't for you guys. Thanks!
bob338
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that's a little self-righteous.
are hot-rods only nice looking to the person who customized them?
bob
bhop73
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Just got the S-50 hood for my Canon 50 1.4
-doomed-
film is exciting
I love the nokton 50/1.5 but it's a monster.
zerobuttons
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Here is my MP BP a few days after I got it:
...and here it is in action in one of my first attempts with using the Visoflex III and Bellows II combination. No, I still don´t have a "real" macro lens, but at least I now have the 16558 adapter, so I´m looking into acquiring a 65/3.5.
...and here it is in action in one of my first attempts with using the Visoflex III and Bellows II combination. No, I still don´t have a "real" macro lens, but at least I now have the 16558 adapter, so I´m looking into acquiring a 65/3.5.
robinje
Member
Ahh, yes! The Leica 28/2.8 is what I am lusting and saving for at the moment. Soon, I hope to pull the trigger on a new one...
k.a
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MD-2 with Voigtländer Heliar 15mm and viewfinder. Looking for a Leica-meter for this one aswell
