Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Best Used M
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 07:58:42 +0000

At 11:41 AM 24/12/97 EST, you wrote:
>Hi Marc- lug folks..
>Marc some time back you helped me determine the model & value of my IIIf RD.
>I have used it quite a bit and am planning to use it for available light
shots
>tonight and tomorrow around the tree... however.. I went to a show recently
>and fell for the M6 or actually any of the Ms. Id like to pick your brain
here
>a little.
>Im not a rich man. and have to watch every dollar ..
>Perhaps you could suggest which M cameras are the best bang for the buck in
>the used side of the market.. via the fact that I like them for their weight
>(I backpack into the Sierra alot)
>Which is the thing I like most about the IIIf-its compactness.. 
>The thing I dont like about my IIIf is that its such a buggar to load..
>especially if you are in a hurry or have cold hands..and also- speaking of
>cold is there a best way to protect a camera from coldness poblems(fogging-
>condensation) when in the wilderness?
>Thanks Marc
>

I'll vote the M2.   It has 35-50-90mm frames which will suit most purposes. 
Well built too!

Dan K.