Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Sandy, the thing what David writes is correct, but Leica also forces the photographer to improvise somehow, especially the more you use that camera system professionally. When I started with Leica, I had the M3 and the M4-P with a 50mm and a 35mm, later a M5. Then I got the new 35 mm which I couldn´t use on my M3 because of its rangefinder. Finally I bought my first M6, traged the M5 for it and later I decided to trade the M4-P for a second M6. As soon as you start to take the two bodies to work with different film you´ll get a problem when you don´t have the same. That was my experience. I.E. when I still had my M5, I couldn´t use it with the 21mm. The day I decided to take slides and some b/w, two, I had the problem not to have the possibility to use all my lenses with all my bodies. If you don´t use two different films, it doesn´t matter. If you doen´t use 28 or 24mm lenses, it doesn´t matter if you take a classic M6 or a HM. If you use more the 35mm up to 90 or 135 mm you will better go with the HM, but in my opinion it is always better to have two equivalent bodies. It does just the work a little bit less complicated. Cheers, - -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Deniz Saylan freier Fotojournalist Internet Portfolio: Visit my Website! http://www.photojournalist.de Freelens Mitglied http://www.freelens.com/saylan