Let's see your Leica M

[Balto]

Leica M6 TTL LHSA by Thomas O'Connell, on Flickr
M6ttl LHSA w/ 50 lux asph and Tom A rapidwinder

 

[ColColt]

The M2 has always been my favorite...along with a superb CLA'd 50 f2 DR Summicron.

_1DF3975a by David Fincher, on Flickr
_1DF3976a by David Fincher, on Flickr

 

[madNbad]

Since we're looking at M2s'

[/url]L1030628 by Michael DeLuca, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I like light grey griptac

 

[kshapero]

Griptac is awesome. I have it on my Nikon F in black.

 

[digitworks]

New Leica MP and Old Summicron 35mm

 

[agoglanian]

I think you're suffocating your MP with all the protective casing and band-aids 😉

Let it breathe!

Love the clean look though.

 

[analoged]

Can someone educate me why so many people gasp when they see this combo? That's a chrome M4-P made in Canada and an M4 made in Wetzlar, right? They are beautiful, don't get me wrong, but not exactly exotic cameras, unless I am missing something here?

Lenses, lenses, lenses...

 

[Erik van Straten]

Lenses, lenses, lenses...

Yes, the lenses are both special. The M2 version of the Summilux 35mm "steel rim" is rare, although it is very unclair how rare. Can anybody shine some light on that?

The Summicron 35mm v4 in chrome is made in Germany. Most of these lenses are black and are made in Canada.

Erik.

 

[maitani]

i just thought they look good side by side (the camera on the right is an M2 btw), they display some canadian and some german heritage, are similar but still all different. although the plain M4-P brasstop in chrome and 'non-anniversary' is quite very rarely seen nowdays, anniversaries, or zinc-top chrome are more common.

for the summilux V1 i remember i read somewhere that approx. 1700-1900 chrome steel rim lenses (M2 type) exist (will double check when i find the source), M2-style and black mantled steel-rim type even less 80-100 pcs or so. most steel-rim v1 were M3 type with goggles.

the chrome V4 summicron was only made in a lower 4digit quantity during the nineties as far as i remember.

 

[Erik van Straten]

All I know is that numbers exist starting with 173[....], 177[....], 178[....], 206[....] and 216[....]. Most often seen is 177[....].

Erik.

 

[maggieo]

1964 Leica M2, March 01, 2016 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[ferider]

My Summaron arrived after being in the mail for more than a month (from Austria).

My current, "perfect" kit 🙂

Roland.

 

[l3ica]

 

[agoglanian]

Whammo!

Just arrived, my "accidental" M5 purchase. Just after I said I didn't need two film Ms, now I have two film Ms again (and a digital! Help me!).

Looking forward to using the beast.

Leica M5 - The unloved Leica by Abram Goglanian, on Flickr

 

[wjlapier]

Congrats on the M5. I know the feeling.

 

[agoglanian]

Congrats on the M5. I know the feeling.

Thanks! It was one of those "I'm definitely not going to win with this bid" moments on eBay. I expected it to be in considerably more worn condition based on the photos and description, but I was pleasantly surprised at how easily it cleaned up. May need a CLA, not sure yet, but I'm going to shoot a few rolls through it to test it out.

At least it will for sure get used.

 

[coelacanth]

This funny looking camera just got here.

So weird looking. So impractical. And I love that. I shall call him the Pale Man (Pan's Labyrinth reference).

 

[Erik van Straten]

Weird looking, but beautiful!

Erik.

 

[coelacanth]

Weird looking, but beautiful!

Erik.

Yes, it's really funny yet beautiful in its own twisted way. I get startled a little every time this thing gets in my view because I guess I'm so used to seeing regular Ms. It's a different feeling from RF-less Barnacks or RF window blocked-ff M1. This simply throws you off a little and I love it. Maybe someone's gonna ask me on the street "is that Fuji X-E2??"