Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/05

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Subject: [Leica] Age poll
From: Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3@csd.uwm.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 16:55:59 -0500

I'm 52

First bought a Leica in 1968, a IIIf with 50mm Summitar, after being
inspired by H.C-B and Elliott Erwitt.  Had to sell it while in college, but
in 1973 bought a pristine used M3 + 50 coll. Summicron the month I got my
(current) job as a university photographer.  Still using that camera, but
most of my lenses are LTM Nikkors with adapters.  Also have a different
IIIf with LTM 50 Summmicron.  At the office have been able to use N****
F's, F2's, C**** EOS, and M4-2's, as well as a KE-7 we got from gov.
surplus, and I own O****** OM's, but the only cameras I really LOVE are
Leica rangefinders.  (Before anyone gets too excited, we traded the KE-7
for the  M4-2 bodies, winder and lenses years ago)  Although it's easier
for my aging eyes to focus an M4 or M2, I can't help returning to my M3 as
my favorite.

Alan Magayne-Roshak