switched to Leica M3 and went unplugged –My first roll of film in 20 years

[John E Earley]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VY0hXksMk4&list=WL&index=5&t=0s

 

[Huss]

Interesting that his M3 has an M4 film advance lever and self timer.

 

[John E Earley]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeC4Ca1Vujk

 

[raid]

My M3 (SN slightly below 1,000,000) has a chrome film advance lever. His M3 shows a black lever.

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

I suspect if I were shooting outside in Finland in the cold I'd rather have a plastic lever tip than a metal one. Just a thought.

 

[Deleted member 65559]

My M3 (SN slightly below 1,000,000) has a chrome film advance lever. His M3 shows a black lever.

It's a camera he borrowed from a friend. So we don't know its history....except that the shutter speeds are off. In the RFF M gallery there are more photos of newer cameras retrofitted w M2/3 style levers.

 

[John E Earley]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_F0jHFna14

 

[Huss]

I suspect if I were shooting outside in Finland in the cold I'd rather have a plastic lever tip than a metal one. Just a thought.

Good thing the rest of the camera is made out of plastic then.

😉

 

[raid]

I remember when Galen Rowell went on a photo tour to the South Pole, he tried out the newly introduced Nikon AF camera and lenses. He concluded that the plastic parts worked better than the older mechanical metal cameras.

 

[Deleted member 65559]

John, I thought the first video was just a bit of an empty film novelty... but I especially liked the video in post #3, which in essence said, find a camera that you like using....& use it....a lot. Cool

 

[Ko.Fe.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_F0jHFna14

Most relevant video to me so far.
I'm on the crossroad to keep M4-2 and spend 500$ on parts and service, which might still not resolve the intermittent issue. Or sell it for 500 and add another 500 to have less junky M. Or sell M4-2 and get FM3A (I already have enough lenses for it) and use more LTMs I have for RF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogx_XBVE_BU
Price wise and technically Nikon is total winner.

 

[PRJ]

I remember when Galen Rowell went on a photo tour to the South Pole, he tried out the newly introduced Nikon AF camera and lenses. He concluded that the plastic parts worked better than the older mechanical metal cameras.

He wasn't paid at all to say that either Raid.... 🙂

 

[ray*j*gun]

Interesting that his M3 has an M4 film advance lever and self timer.

Yes I noted that also. Plus I thought that 35mm view could be approximated by using the entire finder as a guide.

 

[Huss]

Yes I noted that also. Plus I thought that 35mm view could be approximated by using the entire finder as a guide.

This is the view with the 50mm frame lines. It may cover a 40mm lens if you use the entire frame.

 

[Mark C]

This is the view with the 50mm frame lines. It may cover a 40mm lens if you use the entire frame

and if you don't wear glasses.

Lovely view though.