Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Sonny. That's a good article. Len On Feb 26, 2010, at 10:15 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Leonard Taupier > <len-001 at verizon.net>wrote: > >> Hello Vince, >> >> I have a M5 and love the camera. It has been recalibrated to use >> modern >> batteries and works perfectly. It's a little heavier then the >> other M bodies >> and a couple lenses can't be used because of interference with the >> swing up >> meter. But it handles very nicely and is one of my favorites. If >> my memory >> serves me right I think Richard Man had one as well. I'm also >> sure some of >> the collector's in the group have one. I have never heard it >> described as >> much deplored even though it was not popular when first released. >> >> Len >> > > I've never heard it called deplored. It was never popular, partly > because > it came out about the same time as the much cheaper CL, but It is > a fine > camera. I've owned two of them, and both I think are still in the > hands of > LUG members since I am now largely digital. > > Cameraquest has a nice article on the camera here: > > http://www.cameraquest.com/m5.htm > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > USA > > > >> >> >> On Feb 26, 2010, at 1:03 AM, Vince Passaro wrote: >> >> I read on flickr of the jet blue adventure but i'm not clear on >> why this >>> leads to your not keeping batteries in the camera? The M6 has >>> Leica's >>> first >>> TTL meter, is that right? Was it or the M5 (not counting the >>> lovely CL of >>> course) the first M series with a meter? >>> >>> [ Totally off the point, I have yet to see anyone on the LUG cop >>> to owning >>> the much deplored M5. How bad can they be? When you find them, >>> they ain't >>> cheap; but nobody seems to own one either. ] >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information