Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, a basic M6 is my basic camera, but I do have others -- in 35mm, for instance, I have an M3, two LTM's, a Rollei 35 and an SL35E, a couple of Contarex bodies, a slew of Contax gear, and even a sainted Zenit. In MF, I principally use Rolleiflex, a 2.8GX and a 2.8F, though I have a lot of other gear, from a couple of Prewar Super Ikonta B's and a couple of Ikoflexes to that cheapest of the cheap, a Prewar Ikonta C with its record-beating f/6.3 triplet Novar. But, damned straight I have a Hasselblad rig as well -- all old stuff, but grand if you can bear the weight. A 2000 FC/M body, 4/50 Distagon C, 2.8/80 Planar T*, 5.6/120 S-Planar, 5.6/135 S-Planar, and a 2.8/18cm CZJ Olympia Sonnar with adapter. I use a Kiev meter-prism and have two cheap backs -- a 12 and an early A12, both with mismatched inserts. Swapping and trading, I don't have a lot in it, and it certainly isn't cutting-edge, but it is a nice rig to use. Tough, durable. Wonderful lenses -- and the new stuff is light-years better. For toting about, I generally use the 2.8GX or the M6, but it's nice to have a bit of variety! Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!