Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>> Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 21:13:58 +0100 From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr> Subject: [Leica] M5 ? Message-ID: <B630C415.940D%tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr> References: Hello, I'm new to the LUG and would like to introduce myself. My name is Tarek Charara and I'm a photographer in Paris, France. I use Leica M & R since 1987 and find them to be very reliable systems. I'm looking for a second M-body (I have a M6) and was looking at a M5. What is the general opinion about the M5? Reliable? What about the batteries? Anything I should consider before buying one? Or should I just forget the M5 and go for another M6 or M4P? TIA for your opinions and sharing your experience, Tarek <<<<< Tarek I would always go for a body with the same layout and features for the second body, othwise you'll just be complicating life. Maybe if you don't intend to use both at the the same time, it would be OK, but using two completely different bodies would drive me mad. If I was going for a _third_ body, I would find the M5 interesting - I've always wanted to play with one and it has a very loyal following - but would probably just end up getting aother M6 even there. But that's not about to happen, I think. Three's a crowd, at least for my bank account. Rob.