Re: [Leica] The M3 rules

["Terence and Patricia" <terpat@magix.com.sg>]

The M3 is one lovely piece of engineering. My favourite part is that one can
focus with both eyes open with higher magnification finder compared to the
M6. Also, using the 90 Summicron wide open at close distances is MUCH
easier.

Terence
Singapore

- -----Original Message-----
From: Hans Pahlen <hans.pahlen@mark.komvux.se>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, February 20, 2000 8:43 PM
Subject: [Leica] The M3 rules


>Believing that newer is always better, I have not owned any M3 for some
years now. However, I bought one a few weeks ago, and I got it back from a
CLA this Friday.
>My oldest daughter asked me to take some portraits of her, so I brought the
M3 with the Summicron 50.
>
>The moment I started using this camera, I suddenly realized what I had been
missing during the last years. The M3 is a masterpiece of craftsmanship,
everything is and feels just right and the finder is superb. It is very easy
to focus exactly on the eye, and feel confident that it is 100% correct, I
would say as easy as if I was using an SLR camera. Maybe my eyesight has
become a bit worse, and this is an explanation.
>
>With the help of a Rapidwinder, I took a roll of film in just 2-3 minutes,
totally concentrated on my object. This camera really becomes a part of you.
I know this camera will help me in making many good pictures during the
years to come.
>
>This camera is 40 years old, but it feels just as solid and fresh as if it
was new. I say: -What a camera!
>
>(I will take it with me to heaven)
>
>Hans
>