Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:58 PM 11/22/97 +0800, you wrote: >> Can anyone here care to comment on what would be >> a good 2nd body for the M6 other than an M6 ? >> ... >> Ferdinand > >I use M6 and I just ordered my 2nd M body: the M3. >The reason: >(1) There are only two kinds of cameras--Leica and the others. > There are only two kinds of Leicas--M3 and the others. >(2) M3 is better than other M's for 50mm to 135mm lenses, > because of M3's larger viewing frame. >Don't take reason (1) too serious --I saw it on some book. > >Actually, I couldn't decide between M2 and M3. I chose M3 >mostly because the store I ordered didn't have a good-looking >M2 that was made in the year I was born :-) M3 is also my 2nd body. Holding a M3 feels like holding a big chunk of steel. M6 has too much plastic in it. The good thing about M6 is its meter. In a situation where light does not change much I would always use M3 than M6. > >/Leslie > >