Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 06:34:15 -0400 (EDT) Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspainewebber.com> wrote: > ive got 2 m6's and though there's no logical reason to own one, > i graviate to any glass case holding shiny IIIs. they are such > jewels! aesthetically they celebrate the mechanical, with tiny knurled > dials and fussy engraved numerals and tick marks. like the rolleiflex, > a charming camera. i sense one in my future. :-) > > -rei > Two biggest mistakes I've made regarding cameras. I had a Mint- IIIf BD, which had NEW CURTAINS and CLA by Leica!! -- before they quit doing them in the 80s....with it was a Mint 3.5 elmar, 3.5 Summaron (CLA'd), 90 Elmar, and the best imarect I've ever seen. It was the perfect M-, mechanically MINT outfit I've seen.....Period. Traded it for a "minty" M3, with 50...good deal at the time. (I had a second, exc, IIIfRDDA, that I sold for $225 after I "quit" screw mount) Last "mistake"---I bought a MINT- Nikon S2 with Mint 50 Nikkor for $65. It was THE most pleasant "50mm camera" I've EVER had...light, sleek, much more "finesse" than my "later" SP....the PERFECT 'carry' about camera...truly like a fine watch. I sold it and the SP with a 35/135/finder for $500--again, to buy Leica. Both these were damn good "deals" at the time (late 70s on the Nikons, mid 80s on the IIIf/s) and I didn't think I'd ever miss them.... I still get an uneasy feeling when I see a III-anything or a Nikon S2/50/1.4 Walt - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html