Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim: Baloney! Those dinky, little old Leicas are okay I suppose, but only if you want to do a lot of dial-fiddling and viewfinder squinting... not to mention, increasing your vocabulary of curses as you attempt to load the film. ;-) This is the Leica in demand by discerning enthusiasts: <http://www.hemenway.com/AG-30.jpg> Jim Leonard Taupier wrote: > Welcome to the group. > > I definitely agree with Kyle about not getting a leica screw mount > anything to start. They are definitely an acquired taste, especially if > you only use SLRs. I bought my first leica in 1970, a IIIc. what a > mistake. you could hardly see through the thing. I sold it two weeks > later. It took another 30 years before I tried Leica again. This time > it was an M6. What a joy versus the old IIIc. I now use a IIIc and IIIf > from time to time. But it's still an acquired taste. Kinda like driving > a Model T Ford on a Sunday afternoon. > > Good luck with your bw photography. > Len > > > On Oct 14, 2007, at 10:51 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > >> >> welcome aboard! >> >> there are, i'm sure, plenty of people here with spare leicas. as you >> may see on the friday for-sale day and also posting about what you'd >> be interested in will probably elicit some useful off-list replies as >> people empty out their closets for that M8.... >> >> i saw marc recommended a iii, which i'd actually recommend against, >> they are definitely built dodge tough but i personally find the two >> viewfinders difficult to focus and acquire with. they are dang small >> though. price-wise there probably hasn't been a better time to buy a >> leica. i don't know what's currently the least expensive of the M >> models, maybe a double stroke M3 or maybe even an M6, but any of them >> will serve you well. or you could get a leica SLR, i've seen some for >> as little as $350. >> >> in any event, enjoy photography, and enjoy finding your leica. >> >> kyle >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >