Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:49 PM 2/27/97 PST, you wrote: > > >>Because M3 viewfinder is bigger than other M cameras? Sorry, I am only a >>beginner in M equipment. > >>If I don't use mid telephone lens (75mm and 90mm), do you still think M3 >>is a better camera for me? > >You should see the viewfinder of the M3 along with the other M cameras to >believe what I meant. yeah...as what I mentioned that I am only a beginner in M equipment, I need to see the viewfinder between M3 and M4 to understand what you meant. > >>My friend said M4 is just like a M6 without a light meter. Is it true? I >>don't mind to carry an external light meter since I need it for my Hassy >>anyway. > >It is partly true but suspected that M6 is not up to the M4 in quality. >Some insist that M4 is the greatest Leica ever while some others insist on >M3. You should be the judge. Do you think M4-P was built under the same quality as M4? I don't like M4 because I probably will use 21mm in the future. > >>I remember someone mentioned that M5 is the best M camera Leica has ever >>built. What is so special about M5 and why it is discontinued? > >The M5 was the first Leica M which incorporated TTL meter. The meter makes >the M5 much bigger than the standard Leica M bodies and so looks different. >They were not appealing and not selling very well and finally discontinued. > >>One thing I like about M camera is that I can see the movement outside the >>viewfinder. Even if I can use the outside frame as 35, does that mean I >>can't see the movement while I wait for the target to enter my frame? This >>might be a disadvantage for me to use M3. > >The M3 has 50, 90 and 135 frames while M2 has 35, 50 and 90. With 35mm >lens, it would be limited in seeing the movement anyway. > If I use a 90mm or 135mm lens on M3 and use a 28mm or 35mm lens on M4-P, then this problem can be solved? Tony Tony Chang 3B Co-Op Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Ontario, Canada