Re: [Leica] Dawning of Leica affection

["onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net>]

Always have loved my M3.

Chris Williams


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Thompson" <painfree@istar.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 8:55 PM
Subject: [Leica] Dawning of Leica affection


> Thought I should update you on my M3.  I had a very scratched Sumicron to
> start and the pictures were all cloudy.  Now I have a different lens, a
> collapsible Sumicron, with only small "water" marks on the front element,
> and it is turning out wonderful stuff.  Of course it helps that I am
getting
> better at metering for correct exposure.  As for the M3, we had an
> unexpected problem, a screw came loose internally, and jammed the gears.
> Could have been a disaster, but my technician friend, from whom I bought
the
> camera, looked after it under warranty, and the camera and lens
combination
> now perform beautifully.
>
> It was while my camera body was away, and I was using a substitute M3,
that
> I realised what an affection I had developed for "my camera".  When it
came
> back it just felt right in my hands - perhaps it develops a patina.  All I
> can say is that it feels like it really belongs with me.  I am finding
> shooting such fun these days, such as this evening, in failing light,
> shooting scenes by the river, while walking my dog, with 100 film at 30
sec.
> hand held, with complete confidence that I got the shot.
>
> I just wanted to let you know that it has taken time, like all good
things,
> but the M and I are bonding, and my affection for it is growing,
> particularly when I see those results.
>
> Hugh Thompson
>