Love my M2 !!!

I often use blue painter's masking tape, often with the film type written on it, as a reminder of which body has the color film. And for the B&W camera, regular tan colored masking tape. And on an M2, you could also set the film reminder on the back to the red color position (unless it's covered by a half-case).
 
I only have an M3 and an M2 to choose from in M's. So it's gothic windows or plain. I find myself using the subtly-styled plain window machine all the time now, with an f2/35 Biogon working sweetly with it.
 
Took the plunge and sent Sherry the check today. She says it is the cleanest and nicest M2 she has seen in a long time. And of course she has tuned it as necessary. Figure it will be a as new camera. Can't wait. Anyone want to buy a M9?
 
That's why I picked up a black and a chrome M2 so I could easily differentiate which film was in which camera.

ktmrider said:
I see that I was the last post back in Dec. Well, I have found an M2 which is between mint and LN, at least according to Sherry. Now, it is another button rewind M2 from 1958 almost identical to my present version. I cannot help wondering if b&w will get mixed up with color.

Going around the world and thinking film only, leaving the M9 at home.
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I just got my M2 back from Youxin this weekend and it's running smooth, had a CLA done and had to have the button rewind replaced as it was missing.

Looking forward to many miles with this camera.
 
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M2 with the new Zeiss Distagon 35mm f1.4. Kodak 5369 duplicating film @ 0.5 iso, Developed in POTA developer for 18 min. Most likely the highest resolving film available (1000 l/mm).
 
So, I get my 1958 M2 from Sherry. She claims it to be one of the prettiest M2's she has seen in a long time. And of course she fully serviced it to Leica new specs so I have a gorgeous camera for 1/4 the cost of an MA. What stuns me is how good my 1959 M2 looks and feels. It was serviced by Ye about four years ago and continues to impress. So, I guess I will have to resort to tape to tell them apart. Present plans are to take them RTW in Sept leaving the M9 at home. Leica really did get something right about the M2, IMHO.
 
Tom A said:
Three cameras along, a M2 with a 35f1.4 Nokton SC, a R4M with a C-Biogon 21f4.5 and a R3M with the 75f1.8 Heliar and a 12f5.6 (M-mount version).
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Tom, I understand bringing the M2 (of course!) and certainly the R4M for its wide-angle finder; but why the R3M, instead of your MP?
 
Rob-F said:
Tom, I understand bringing the M2 (of course!) and certainly the R4M for its wide-angle finder; but why the R3M, instead of your MP?
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The Bessa R3M has a free standing 75mm frame - unencumbered by any other frames.No cluttered viewfinder - no "double lines too close to each other (M's 50/75 gets a bit confusing).
 
Tom, I know you'd know the answer to my question better than anyone, so here it goes:

My 1958 M2 has the Leica Quickload kit installed (which I like), if in the future I so desired to add one of your wonderful rapidwinders, what version would I require?
 
agoglanian said:
Tom, I know you'd know the answer to my question better than anyone, so here it goes:

My 1958 M2 has the Leica Quickload kit installed (which I like), if in the future I so desired to add one of your wonderful rapidwinders, what version would I require?
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Either version works, IXMOO or non-IXMOO. The plastic "thingie" that sits on the baseplate doesn't fit the Rapidwinder though - but I never figured out what it did anyway.
Tom
 
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