Let's see your Leica M

hap said:
It is indeed beautiful.....and so will be the images you make. Seems like many Leica fans will eventually acquire an M5 and often admit some level of regret after selling.
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Absolutely. My M5 had a host of problems so I passed it on to someone willing to fix it up, but I do miss it and hope to have another eventually.
 
madNbad; said:
Lovely M5, Helen. Having owned a couple of M6 TTL's over the years, you'll come to find the ability to change the shutter speeds while looking through the viewfinder is quite useful. Looking forward to some images.
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yes, I have always loved Miss M5...am Happy to have one again ! Thank You.


hap; said:
It is indeed beautiful.....and so will be the images you make. Seems like many Leica fans will eventually acquire an M5 and often admit some level of regret after selling.
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This M body is my last acquisition ... stays with me for however long I walk this Earth, Thanks !


twvancamp said:
Absolutely. My M5 had a host of problems so I passed it on to someone willing to fix it up, but I do miss it and hope to have another eventually.
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This M5 rules Supreme, I was Lucky
recently serviced by Leica, it is truly smooth to Use and Fondle ;)
has taken away all Lust, G.A.S. !

did the digital thing, all in good Fun ... whatever creative Time iI have
goes to film . 20 rolls TMax400 and 10 rolls HP5





Beauty M5
 
mingkookoo; said:
Very nice Helen.
My Leica M5 aka my little Chunky Monkey :) Have yet to feed him a roll of Portra 400.

My Chunky Monkey(leica M5/Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2) by David Lam, on Flickr
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Sweet, Lovely 'mingkookoo' !
Are our M5's siblings, cousins or just Friends , wink,wink

have to Laugh over 'chunky monkey' ... My husband was a Leo Monkey and our little rescue dog Iggy turned out to be a Leo monkey
hah, To your M5 monkeyhood, mine will be a chunky monkey too !
 
Can't compete with the only M Film camera I never owned. But now with my new M-A, I lust no more. Have fun M5'ers.
 
@Kshapero thx and your M-A is quite beautiful i have to say.

@Helen Glad that put a smile to your face. Eric and Iggy both Leo Monkey? What are the chances ;) Have a wonderful week!

Cheers
 
"Chunky Monkey" reminds me of a trip to Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory and a story during the factory tour, of that flavor (Chunky Monkey), when introduced in the far east. They had to change the name as, converted to Japanese literally, meant, "Chunks of Monkey"....
 
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Black paint M4 w LLL black paint over brass lens. (many of the original V1 Summicrons were black paint over aluminum & are still rare & high priced)
 
ouch, Miss BP M4 is really rather banged up on top plate
what do people do to their cameras
I get the patina on edges... naturally worn
 
helenhill said:
ouch, Miss BP M4 is really rather banged up on top plate
what do people do to their cameras
I get the patina on edges... naturally worn
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I'm not sure. This one has been in use since '68 & came to me a couple of years ago in this condition. At one time it was sold at the Cameramate Store in Prague, and I got it from RFF member Brooktaw here in Western Canada. I'm pretty sure the wear predates the sandpaper relic crew. I suspect this one was used quite a bit with an MR-4 Meter. DAG did the modification for the Leicavit and has her working like a charm....good for another 50 years. I'm glad it wasn't one of those glass case queens. The black paint M2 I used to have was more worn than this one.
 
Deardorff38 said:
....and I got it from RFF member Brooktaw here in Western Canada. I'm pretty sure the wear predates the sandpaper relic crew.....
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That's how it was when it came to me and the battle scars all looked honestly earnt. I suspect it was a working press camera for part of its previous life and liked to imagine that one day an illustrious prior user would be discovered!
 
Brooktaw said:
That's how it was when it came to me and the battle scars all looked honestly earnt. I suspect it was a working press camera for part of its previous life and liked to imagine that one day an illustrious prior user would be discovered!
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Thanks for the additional info Chris.(BTW Thanks again for the camera...it's getting used) I've used new black paint Leicas and Nikons long enough for them to wear. I agree with you. They usually live in a bag with no dividers, and lenses rolling around the bottom. On the other hand you have this kind of unnatural thing....

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Just this week I was lucky to find an M4 with collapsible Summicron for a very good price (under US$900). I already have a nice M2 and wasn't looking for another M...

It has a few small dings on the top plate but otherwise looks and feels good. I carried out my meticulous cleaning routine on the body and lens, adjusted the rangefinder and there's a new leatherette cover for it coming from Aki-Asahi.

The "L" seal instead has a "D", does anyone know who that may be? DAG?

Also, the Summicron coating on the front element is fairly worn, can anyone explain how photos may look with this deterioration, or point to me to threads with examples?

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