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anyone know of a website that shows the framelines for the different m's?
joe
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M2 vs M6TTL - I'm spoiled for life!
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edodo
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A mint M2 can reach skyhigh prices! But with luck, and if you invest time, you can have one for 700 euro; 600 if you are lucky
markinlondon
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steve garza said:
OK, Steve, maybe I used the wrong word. I should have said "utility" rather than "value". Three M2's gives me the chance of shooting with two lenses or two different film stocks and still having a backup body to guard against breakdowns due to age. The MP is a beautiful camera but does not make economic sense for me while I can buy good M2's. Add to this the fact that to get the finder I like I'd have to go down the a la carte route and I'll stand by my "value" statement.
Oh, and a good, working M2 (not "mint") costs very little more than a "cheap" Voigtlander body in this country.
edodo
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That's right a good CLA'd M2/M3/M4 body is the real thing without the cost of the MP. If you have learn to read the light and shoot black and white emulsion, then those classic M bodies are all you need!
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
edodo said:
Well, it's not mint, but I got mine for 450 euro through RFF! And i start to like it, after 2 rolls of film. It's not that hard to load - i always hated the idea of bottom loading but seems to be going fine.
v3cron
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steve garza said:
take a dual range summicron, feel really nice, act as an emergency self defense weapon and still function afterwards (probably), attract women.
RdEoSg
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cbphoto said:
Your's attracts women? All I get are little old japanese men.... 🙁
v3cron
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RdEoSg said:
i've only had one a few days, but the ladyfriends seem to be into it. not as much as a rollei tlr, but it's still there 😉
jshelly
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I'd love to pick up an M2 if I could only find one
Crasis
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You will attract women with your intricate knowledge of the dual range summicron and it's use. This is analogous to the way a player of World of Warcraft can attract women with their intricate knowledge of level 60 tactics.
steve garza
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M2's are great....Once I bought mine
M2's are great....Once I bought mine
I almost completely stopped using the TTL completely. I guess I should explain that I meant if you like the M2, you'll love the MP also. It is overpriced but offers a better finder (and I mean better than the "upgrade" for M6) and is nice to use in terms of shutter and film advance. The Mp is just a luxury item I guess. The m2 is wonderful. It is less expensive and offers the un-cluttered frames as well. I still love using it w/ my 35mm lens. I know you'll enjoy it Mark.
M2's are great....Once I bought mine
markinlondon said:
I almost completely stopped using the TTL completely. I guess I should explain that I meant if you like the M2, you'll love the MP also. It is overpriced but offers a better finder (and I mean better than the "upgrade" for M6) and is nice to use in terms of shutter and film advance. The Mp is just a luxury item I guess. The m2 is wonderful. It is less expensive and offers the un-cluttered frames as well. I still love using it w/ my 35mm lens. I know you'll enjoy it Mark.
Trius
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Come to think of it, the DR worked for me in that department, too... good thing I don't have one now, or my wife would ....
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David Murphy
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It's easy to learn to set exposure in most situations without a meter -- no need for a metered Leica body
RdEoSg
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Crasis said:
Lets just stop there before people start comparing telephoto lengths ok......
Have you ever noticed that while no girl would ever give you a phone number on the street, they gladly give it when they want to rent a lens?
"If you give me your number, I'll let you play with my leica..."
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I love the loading, even on the older Ms. It has class, just like the Nikon F had class - then they put in those silly swinging backs and a fair proportion of the charm was lost.
magus, i will never understand this.
and i have tried...
joe
magus, i will never understand this.
and i have tried...
joe
Wayne R. Scott
Half fast Leica User
back alley said:
Apparently Magnus likes holding metal bits in his mouth while he loads film.
Wayne
raid
Dad Photographer
David Murphy said:
David: I needed an excuse for my wife to get another Leica camera. Plus, with moving children [in different light situations], exposure can get tricky without a meter. I wanted another camera so that my minty M3 stays that way. Now I need a beaten up Leica to preserve my minty M6! This is a mess 😀 :bang:
Raid
Xmas
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Confused about the glasses thing, I use a 28 mm with M2 or M4 without any real problem, apart from scratches on the plastic lenses.
Do you use (open) both eyes?
Noel
Do you use (open) both eyes?
Noel
hth
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About glasses and the M2, it did not work for me. I cannot see the entire 35mm frames with glasses on. It depends on your glasses, just as whether the eye-piece scratches your glasses depends on the hardness of glass you have.
You have to try it yourself. I solved it recently by skip using glasses as I found it more important to see the 35mm framelines in my M than have good stereo seeing and now endure some slight tireness in the eyes from time to time, but it is worth it! 🙂
The glasses only comes on occasionly now.. I tried with contact lenses, but could not get them in, too horrifying...
/Håkan
You have to try it yourself. I solved it recently by skip using glasses as I found it more important to see the 35mm framelines in my M than have good stereo seeing and now endure some slight tireness in the eyes from time to time, but it is worth it! 🙂
The glasses only comes on occasionly now.. I tried with contact lenses, but could not get them in, too horrifying...
/Håkan
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