Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Much has been made of the rewind on the MP - personally I don't find it a significant draw back. I'm an amateur, rarely have the need for rapid rewind. When I go to the Denver Grand Prix I won't be shooting the MP but my autofocus - do everything SLR. For my stroll around street photography the old school rewind is just not an issue. ernie nitka At 02:37 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote: >After having handled the MP, it is hard to handle anything else. It feels >like it was carved from a billet of steel. People compare it to the build >quality of the M3, but it seems far more "solid" and smoother to me. I >cannot imagine an RF being made any better than the new MP. > >Jeffery > > >At 03:16 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote: >>Hi Bob, >> >>I'm agree if somebody is looking for a M6 or M6TTL, but IMO once you have >>tried a MP the VF is really much more better than the M6 >>Saludos desde Barcelona >>Luis >>-----Mensaje original----- >>De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En nombre de >>B. D. Colen >>Enviado el: miercoles, 06 de abril de 2005 0:17 >>Para: 'Leica Users Group' >>Asunto: RE: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase >> >>What ever you say, Gene, but here are the prices of the last M6s and >>M6TTL to sell on Ebay - >>$1380 for a .85 TTL >>$1035 for M6 .72 >>$1250 M6 in box >>$1499 WITH WINDER M >>$1175 for Chrome M6 .72 >>$1211 for a TTL >>$985 for a chrome M6 with one ding >>$1154 for .85 TTL >>And on March 31 an auction ended with only $1125 being bid for a mint >>.85 TTL that failed to meet the reserve. >> >>The prices have dropped through the floor. Now's the time, before Leica >>goes belly up, to buy an M6. :-) >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>grduprey@aol.com >>Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 4:55 PM >>To: lug@leica-users.org >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase >> >> >>Not from what I have seen, he is just about right. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> >>To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> >>Sent: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:45:54 -0400 >>Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase >> >> >>Boy, Feli - you haven't priced M6s recently - you're as much as $250 >>high....;-) >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>Feli >>Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 3:19 AM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase >> >> >>Used with meter: >>M6 or M6TTL $1300-1500 >>MP (demo) $2300 >> >>Used no meter: >>M4 $1000-1500 (add $250 for a CLA) >>M2 $ 800-1400 (add $250 for a CLA) >> >>New: >>MP (black) >> >>If I could only have one lens it would be a 35. >> >> >>feli >> >> >>On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:11 PM, Michael J Herring wrote: >> > OK, Gents. What would you consider a fair price and which body would >> > you purchase yourselves? >> > Thanks for the responses, >> > Mike >>________________________________________________________ >>feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 >>www.elanphotos.com >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information