Love my M2 !!!

This is my newly acquired button rewind version M2. My Leica experience started with M8 ->M6 classic->M2->M3. After I sold my M2, I really missed it's simplicity even though the M3 DS is an amazing camera. I could feel I had the urge to own an M2 again. So after months of searching, I finally found a copy with almost perfect condition! Pairing it with my 35' cron V.1, I can't wait to carry it and stroll the street with my classy M3!


Beauty in Simplicity by Eric KL, on Flickr
 
I recently had my M2 CLA'd and the shutter assembly looked at. I bought it from a seller (not here) who swore it had been CLA'd but within 4 rolls of shooting it, the shutter had developed an issue where on some speeds the curtain would bounce and at slow speeds the shutter wouldn't even close the whole way :/ Was not very happy but it's fixed and working fine now. My repair guy had 1 look at the pressure plate and exclaimed that it must have seen A LOT of film before I came across it! It has a bit of vertical play in the film advance but this doesn't worry me.

Question for you other M2 owners - when you have your camera upside down, does the rewind knob tend to drop down with gravity? :)

A couple from today along with one of my other favourite cameras my Mamiya 6!

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El Jonbre Grande said:
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Question for you other M2 owners - when you have your camera upside down, does the rewind knob tend to drop down with gravity? :)
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:) It's not supposed to - but one of my M2s is very smooth from lots of rolls of film it must have seen, and the rewind knob moves like butter. I can see how it would drop down (camera upside down) after another thousand rolls? ;-) ;-)

By the way, greetings from a fellow Summaron 2.8 user. Way to go! :)

Greetings, Ljós
 
The M2 and Summaron is a wonderful tasteful combo isn't it :D

Looking at the film pressure plate I'd say mine has seen thousands of rolls (as well as from the brassing) from perhaps a wedding photographer! Everything is perfect now apart from the rewind knob having no friction preventing it from moving when the camera is sideways etc :D
 
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This is my "walkabout" kit of preference. Just one body, a pocket full of TriX/XX and I am all set. The 40f1.4 Nokton is the single coated version and I tend to use that one more than my MC version - though the difference between them is small. The SC gives a bit better shadow details - but can "smear" light sources a bit. The bayonet claw is filed down to bring up the 35 frame and if I use the inside of the frame-lines I am pretty close to what I get.
 
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Nice M2 - with the Mr B softie too and the 50f1.4 Canon. In reality one does not need much more than that - OK a 35 of some kind and lot's of film!
 
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The Cameraquest rewind crank. Probably the best of all that I have. Not cheap - but it is more or less a one-time purchase - and it speeds up rewinding and reloading considerably. Looks good on a chrome M2/M3 - but the nickel color looks good on the black M2's and M3's too.
 
Disclaimer: I'm not slamming the M9.

I recently rented an M9, and after using it for a few days, coming back to the M2 made me a much happier man. I've also settled on using just two lenses from now, a CV 35/1.4, and a recently acquired (from an RFF member :)) Canon 50/1.4 LTM.

That's what anyone really needs really :) (Famous last words, I know)
 
I'm always in search of my first Leica, an M2. It went with me to Iraq then Tom and Tuulikki sent one of the first M2 rapidwinders to my mom in New Mexico who had it "rushed" out to me in the desert. That camera with that winder and a Kobalux 28mm were absolutely perfect out in the sandbox. Sold it shortly after I got back to the states and regretted it.
Still searching...

Phil Forrest
 
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MMmmmmm2's are nice. I've had mine for almost a year now and have taken many memorable images with it. It's such an incredible piece of craftsmanship. I shot this the other day just messing around at the house. Simple five light setup using the C330 as as prop to frame my baby ;)

-Justin
 
I noticed some M2's have a black washer/collar thingy (whatever it's called) under the self-timer - (like peter_n's above) whereas, others have silver.

My self-timer collar is black (my M2 is a button version from '58). Was there a reason for Leica to use black vs. silver collars (maybe to indicate retro-fitted self-timers)?

Just curious...

- Ray
 
raydm6 said:
I noticed some M2's have a black washer/collar thingy (whatever it's called) under the self-timer - (like peter_n's above) whereas, others have silver.

My self-timer collar is black (my M2 is a button version from '58). Was there a reason for Leica to use black vs. silver collars (maybe to indicate retro-fitted self-timers)?
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I would bet they were using whatever parts they found in the factory...
 
I was wondering how bad it would be if I take the self timer of of my button rewind M2 and how hard it is for non Leica tech to do it? I love it as it is but it's really getting on my way when trying to avoid it I keep pressing the rewind button.
No such problem with the self timer lever on my lever rewind M2
 
Boris, you can easily remove the lever from the selftimer and the collar - but unless you have it recovered you will have a bit of a 'hole" there.
Also, try to find the "collar" from a M3 (check with Leica repair guys) and have it installed around the release button. Stops most of the involuntary lens releases.
 
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