Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dr. Blacktape Responds: Do Not, Repeat Do Not, Sell the M3 - if it is indeed "minty." This is a magnificent camera, and Dr. Blacktape deeply regrets having sold his. If you can't manage to pull out a meter once and a while, Dr. Blacktape would suggest you are in deep trouble and should seek help. :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan > Wajsman > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 1:37 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] keep M3 or get back M6? > > > Eric, > > KEEP THE M3. You will deeply regret selling it. > > Nathan > > Eric Chong wrote: > > > hi LUGgers > > > > I'm in deep shit. I'm getting lazy and I hate to bring out my Sekonic > > meter. So... many a times I wish my trusty M3 has a meter on-board! Of > > course, the perfect solution is to get a M6J!!! > > > > Now, I have many friends waiting to get my minty SS M3 with > serial over 1.1 > > million. I will miss the retro styling, the smooth advance level, the > > rewind knob (which I burnt my fingers while winding used film), > the nice .91 > > mag on 50 frame lines, the super-safe film loading (as opposed to M6's > > wind-and-guess method) and many others. I have ordered a 5cm bright-line > > finder for my 50 DR Summicron with a metal shade for this lens. This > > combination is SOLID and CLASSIC. This is the kit used by war > photographers > > during the vietnam war, indo-china and so on... > > > > The joke is that my first M is a M6 classic, then I sold it to > get this M3 > > thro' my friends as I like it's 50 lines and classsic beauty.. but the > > meterless design is inconvenient. > > > > SO... what do my crazy friends of LUG think? What do u suggest? Should i > > keep my M3 or sell it together with Sekonic meter .. for a M6 > classic? One > > thing is that with the cash, I can still buy a used 90 summicron (early > > version with removable head for viso...). Hmmmm.... > > > > thanks > > > > ericssan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Overijse, Belgium > > General photo site: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > > >