Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome to the group. I definitely agree with Kyle about not getting a leica screw mount anything to start. They are definitely an acquired taste, especially if you only use SLRs. I bought my first leica in 1970, a IIIc. what a mistake. you could hardly see through the thing. I sold it two weeks later. It took another 30 years before I tried Leica again. This time it was an M6. What a joy versus the old IIIc. I now use a IIIc and IIIf from time to time. But it's still an acquired taste. Kinda like driving a Model T Ford on a Sunday afternoon. Good luck with your bw photography. Len On Oct 14, 2007, at 10:51 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > welcome aboard! > > there are, i'm sure, plenty of people here with spare leicas. as > you may see on the friday for-sale day and also posting about what > you'd be interested in will probably elicit some useful off-list > replies as people empty out their closets for that M8.... > > i saw marc recommended a iii, which i'd actually recommend against, > they are definitely built dodge tough but i personally find the two > viewfinders difficult to focus and acquire with. they are dang > small though. price-wise there probably hasn't been a better time > to buy a leica. i don't know what's currently the least expensive > of the M models, maybe a double stroke M3 or maybe even an M6, but > any of them will serve you well. or you could get a leica SLR, i've > seen some for as little as $350. > > in any event, enjoy photography, and enjoy finding your leica. > > kyle > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information