Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Wed Apr 6 14:09:45 2005
References: <001001c53a2d$2b96f560$6701a8c0@ccapr.com> <ILENJKCCOJOKJFHFEFACGEFNCMAA.luisripoll@telefonica.net> <6.2.1.2.2.20050406153124.01e14128@pop.runbox.com> <6.2.0.14.0.20050406145924.0406a918@mail.comcast.net>

The rewind crank is very nice, but I didn't need the expense of a little 
thingy that looks like a bike spoke wrench for big $$$$ and delivered in a 
presentation case fit for a Rolex watch. Leica could have just included the 
rewind crank as part of the pricey camera. If you wanted to attach it, 
fine, and if not, you could put it in a drawer.


At 04:02 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote:
>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
>>>
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>>
>>
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