Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill/all, Don't dismiss the M5 to quickly as it is a good, low-cost choice. I picked up a good, three-lug user for around AU$1000 (about US$600) and it has served me well for a number of years. They are solid, dependable, have an accurate meter and flare-free viewfinder. One minor downside is that the Vulcanite body covering is difficult to repair. Replacement body shellswith the new covering are available, but more expensive than a complete camera. On the positive side, the Vulcanite is nearly indestructible. Mine survived a waist-high drop onto cobblestones, with a minor dent in the end of the body and no cracking of the Vulcanite. I also use an M2 and have no difficulty moving from one to the other. I have heard that some repairers will not work on the M5 because of its mechanical complexity. Alan Walsh On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 12:21 AM, Rolfe Tessem wrote: > > Just about everyone hated the 2-lug version, with the camera hanging > vertically. By the time Leica got around to adding the third lug, the > camera was dead in the water. > > The M5 is physically only a little bigger than the M4, but in one's > hands it feels MUCH larger. > > I think the market rejection of the M5 was largely due to those two > factors. When the M6 came around, the market embraced the internal > meter so I really don't think that was much of an issue. > > Just MHO too. > > Rolfe > > -- > Rolfe Tessem > Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. > rolfe@ldp.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html