Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm just a Leica pup in this company. I only got my first M 6 years ago, a shiny chrome M6. I've traded and sold a number of bodies and lens but now have only the M9 and a selection of the very best of lenses. I miss my M7 that I shot and travelled the most with but M9's require sacrifice to fund and I have not shot any film for three or more years. 12,000 or more frames with the M8 and then M9 though. NEVER sell lenses. I bought back or replaced some I parted with. Cheers Geoff *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 24 April 2011 09:44, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > In 1959 I was in high school in Rock Island, Illinois. I had a part time > job > in a camera store that was an authorized Nikon and Leica dealer. The > manager > and I took a 36 exposure roll of Kodachrome and ran it half through a > Nikon, > using a variety of Nikon lens, one shot wide open and one shot closed down > with each. We then rewound the film and put it in a Leica, wound it > forward > and repeated the exercise using Leica lenses. The Leica results were > clearly superior. > > So I bought an M3 with a 50mm 1.5 Summarit. I was the only one in my high > school who had one <g> and I did pay for it out of my salary. > > Since then I've owned, used, bought and sold a variety of Leica gear. I > try > to stay happy with what I have. > > --Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >