Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/03

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Subject: [Leica] the best M body ...
From: summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)
Date: Wed Aug 3 06:07:09 2005

Howdy
>From the standpoint of common sense I'd say the M2 wins hands up at the 
moment.
The collectors aren't interested and it can be modified for M6 framelines if 
you don't
mind loosing the optical mask around the central window of the frame 
selector. (I don't!).
You can save even more money if you don't need a preview or self timer or 
don't mind a
button rewind.
Javier



>Steve,
>
>Since 1998, I have owned an M3, M6 (both TTL and classic), and M7. The
>M3 was in the high 900,000s but short of 1 million. It was undoubtedly
>an extremely pleasant and smooth camera, but keep in mind that by the
>time I bought it had been thoroughly "broken in" over several decades.
>
> >From the point of view of reliability and functionality, my favorite of
>this stable was the M6 non-TTL with the 0.85 viewfinder. It never
>suffered from the alleged rangefinder flare and its long rangefinder
>base put in on virtual par with an M3 in terms of focusing accuracy. And
>even though we know that real men eat sushi, drink single malts and have
>no need for a light meter, I did find the lack of a built-in meter in
>the M3 a nuisance.
>
>Nathan
>
>Nathan Wajsman
>Almere, Netherlands
>http://www.nathanfoto.com
>http://www.fotosevilla.com
>Print sales: http://www.photodeluge.com
>Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman
>
>----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>Van: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>
>Datum: woensdag, augustus 3, 2005 2:12 pm
>Onderwerp: [Leica] the best M body ...
>
> > I'm curious...but never used an M3...
> >
> > Leica M3...?  the best built M body ever  ?   with the best
> > viewfinder of all ?
> >
> > is this the common wisdom?
> >
> > is it true?
> >
> > other pro's/cons?
> >
> > other thoughts, or considerations about the best M3 of all  ?
> >
> > anyone care to compare, especially to  M5, M6 M7  ....
> >
> >
> > Steve
> >
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