Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------66AE25E48CD3E1CD62C9F7BF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Alexander wrote: SNIP I inherited the following camera: > M2 - 1161***, it says ERNST LEITZ GMBH - WETZLAR GERMANY on top. the lens is a 5 > cm summicron saying ernst leitz again. i was wondering If any of you knowIf this > camera can accept modern M lenses. The lens size seems very small to me (then > again i am used to R lenses), and dont know If they have changed mounts since > then. > Of course, I have no idea how to use the camera either, but if it does work with > modern m lenses, i am definately willing to learn. To be honest, i cant even seem > to know how to focus this camera. > > -- > Regards, > Alexander Alexander, Lucky you. I love my M2. Functionally perfect well-built photographic machine. Many Leicaphiles swear by them. Uncluttered viewfinder with just one lens frame showing at a time. Viewfinder also represents the classic Leica lens triad: 35-50-90. A wonderful photojournalist's camera. To use it just load film as per instructional diagram inside bottom of camera. Make sure you reset the manual film counter after you've advanced to frame 1. Then, use handheld or other lightmeter (or years of accumulated experience) and set shutter speed and aperture to correct exposure. Look through viewfinder and overlap two images of intended subject until they become one. Press little button next to shutter dial to expose photo. Later you'll learn how not to focus by presetting lens and using hyperfocal distance. To rewind, flip little lever right in front of shutter release towards lens and then turn rewind crank in direction of arrow. The little lever to left of lens (from behind camera) is your lens frame selector. Lens change automatically indexes the correct framelines but you can preview other lens choices with this lever without having to remove current lens. To change lenses push little button next to lens and while holding it rotate lens counterclockwise until it stops and then remove it. My M2 was my first Leica. I use it for travel and personal projects because I can carry a couple lenses in my jacket pocket along with a few rolls of film and a meter. I love it but must confess I do like some of the conveniences of the M6 including its lighter weight. Regardless, you lucked out and have a fine machine. Enjoy. Carl Socolow - --------------66AE25E48CD3E1CD62C9F7BF Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="csocolow.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for csocolow Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="csocolow.vcf" begin:vcard n:Socolow;Carl x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Socolow Photography adr:;;;Camp Hill;PA;17011;USA version:2.1 email;internet:csocolow@microserve.net note:ICQ 9562608 fn:Carl Socolow end:vcard - --------------66AE25E48CD3E1CD62C9F7BF--