Re: [Leica] the MP again

[tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net>]

Hi Rei!

      Yeah, I've just seen pictures of the MP with a Leicavit
and want one.  Improvemens?  Sure, keep the nice Leica
logo, but reposition it like before with additional information
like the M3 and make the new Leicavit so's you can use it on
a tripod (even my Canon Rapid Winder allows this), wasn't
this also possible with the original Leicavit for the M?  I know
it works with the old screwmount Leicavit.  Afterall there are
many situations where one would want to fire rapidly on a tripod.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, Californai
tripspud@transbay.net

Rei Shinozuka wrote:

> yup, the MP is a heart-breaker all right.  when my ship comes in, the
> chrome 0.85 has my name all over it.  i've always liked the small shutter
> dial--you twist it, rather than use only the front edge, and it stays
> where you set it.
>
> -rei
>
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 09:15:48AM -0700, Feli di Giorgio wrote:
> > Yesterday I wandered down to the camera store to pick up some film
> > (remember that stuff?).
> > On my way out I had the opportunity to fondle a black paint MP .72. I'm
> > really impressed. The first thing that struck me was the weight. It
> > felt like my M2 with the DR mounted, although this MP had a black paint
> > 35 Cron. The body had nice and crisp contours. The shutter release,
> > film advance etc. felt and sounded just like my M2. They even added the
> > "auf-zu" engraving back on the baseplate. I'm not a big fan of the
> > small shutter speed dial, but on the MP it turned very smoothly and
> > with a reasonable amount of resistance. I may be able to learn to live
> > with it. I cold definitely see an improvement in the finder. More
> > contrast and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get the patch to
> > flare, although I wonder if the framelines could be swapped for those
> > of an M2. The paint itself looks great. Being new it was  fairly glossy
> > and every fingerprint showed up, but if I had one I would simply follow
> > Ted's advice and toss the thing in a clothes dryer with a handful of
> > pennies and that would solve that. The red markings are the wrong
> > color. The red is a shade warmer than the color used on older Ms, where
> > it is more orange. I also wish they had put the Leica logo on the top
> > plate in the right place. It looks a little weird where it is, but at
> > least it's back.
> >
> > Anyhow, it's one hell of a nice camera. I mean a really nice camera.
> > Did I mention how nice this camera is? Damn Leica pushers...
> >
> >
> > Feli
>
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> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
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