Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, But the viewfinder of the M3 does not does not support either the 35 or the 75mm lenses. The M6 .85 does (and the built in meter works better :-) ) Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Satterfield [SMTP:cwsat@cyberhighway.net] > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 3:24 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] b.d.'s planning something dangerous! > > You can use any lens on the M3 that you can use on the M6. They all fit. > > "Lee, Ken" wrote: > > > Dan, > > > > I know everyone has their own opinions, but I had an M3 to go with my M6 > .72 > > and traded it in for the M6 .85 when they came out. I was never super > > comfortable with the loading, but the big things for me we the ability > to > > use it with my 35mm Summicron (instead of the Summaron with eyes) and > the > > fact it had frame lines for the 75mm. I never found a big difference > between > > finders on the M3 and M6 .85. I like the ability to use any lens on any > > body in a pinch. > > > > Ken > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dan Honemann [SMTP:ddh@home.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 2:26 PM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] b.d.'s planning something dangerous! > > > > > > Go for it, B.D.! Then tell us how _you_ think it compares to the M6. > > > > > > Personally, I'd want an M3 (for use with a noctilux) to complement my > M6 > > > .72x (35 summilux asph) and the new M6 .58x (28 and/or 24 elmarit). > Now > > > that would be a sweet trio. > > > > > > Dan