SBLOO arrives but still considering an M2

[lxmike]

Agree with the sentiment many others have shared. If you love 35mm lenses, you'll love the M2. It's such an intuitive combination. In shooting, the camera feels like it disappears and it's just you and the frame.

i like the way you put things, 'just you and the frame', very well put🙂

 

[lxmike]

I agree. A M2 with a 35mm lens is quite a machine!

You lot are bad influences l think l will pop by the camera clinic tomorrow and have a look at the M2 they have available🙂

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

you have a very good point but i sort of like the gangly/ugly look of the IIIg with the SBLOO attached, l must be very strange😀

I think it looks great!

 

[bayernfan]

you have a very good point but i sort of like the gangly/ugly look of the IIIg with the SBLOO attached, l must be very strange😀

i'm very into quirky/strange combinations, so you are definitely not alone. 😎

 

[lxmike]

I think it looks great!

many thanks🙂

 

[Hilm3]

nice, very nice🙂

That is pretty, yes. The 35/3.5 works well with my M2. I don't mean to tempt you or induce GAS, so apologies in advance.

 

[Mute-on]

The two nicest film Leica Ms for the 35mm lens are .......

0.58 MP and
M2.

I have both. Get the M2. Another one for backup is a good idea, too 🙂

 

[xasthur]

I enjoy my M2 with 35mm lens but one thing that bugs me a lot about it tho is that since I wear glasses i cannot see the frame lines at all. I know it's not a big deal but it bothered me enough learn a new skill to where I don't really need to use the viewfinder.. zone focusing.

With that being said if you don't wear glasses you will be happy with the full viewfinder.

 

[David Hughes]

Yes, get the M2 but get it from a dealer of repute who will guarantee it...


Regards, David

 

[Richard G]

you have a very good point but i sort of like the gangly/ugly look of the IIIg with the SBLOO attached, l must be very strange😀

No of course you're not. What could look ganglier than an M9-P with the DR Summicron plus goggles, but I love it for what it can do.

 

[Richard G]

While you're deciding.....


My camera since 1977 by Richard, on Flickr




Taken with the Olympus 50 f3.5 Macro by Richard, on Flickr

 

[Deleted member 65559]

Yes. An M2 with a 35mm is like a Rolleiflex with an 80mm....There is something completely right about it.

 

[Erik van Straten]

I agree that a 35mm is great on an M2, but a 50mm on an M2 is great too. Don't forget that. The 50mm frame of the M2 is perfect.

When you often change lenses wile shooting, an M2 is better than any LTM.

Erik.

 

[lxmike]

I enjoy my M2 with 35mm lens but one thing that bugs me a lot about it tho is that since I wear glasses i cannot see the frame lines at all. I know it's not a big deal but it bothered me enough learn a new skill to where I don't really need to use the viewfinder.. zone focusing.

With that being said if you don't wear glasses you will be happy with the full viewfinder.

i am toying with pulling the trigger on an M2, must fight the gas

 

[lxmike]

Yes, get the M2 but get it from a dealer of repute who will guarantee it...


Regards, David

its a camera dealer that l have dealt with for the last twenty years🙂

 

[lxmike]

No of course you're not. What could look ganglier than an M9-P with the DR Summicron plus goggles, but I love it for what it can do.

good point, sometime quirky is beautiful, stumpy is beautiful, ugly can be charming too, thats wife the wife chose me😀

 

[lxmike]

While you're deciding.....


My camera since 1977 by Richard, on Flickr




Taken with the Olympus 50 f3.5 Macro by Richard, on Flickr

what a stunning camera🙂

 

[lxmike]

Yes. An M2 with a 35mm is like a Rolleiflex with an 80mm....There is something completely right about it.

wise words indeed🙂

 

[lxmike]

I agree that a 35mm is great on an M2, but a 50mm on an M2 is great too. Don't forget that. The 50mm frame of the M2 is perfect.

When you often change lenses wile shooting, an M2 is better than any LTM.

Erik.

many many thanks, l have a few ltm 50mm

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

This advertisement doomed me about 60 years ago but it took a while to get the camera and mine has neither the self timer nor the lever rewind clutch release...

It just shows how a clever picture can work on you over the years. I even got the lens to match the drawing.

Regards, David