Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agreed on the Summarit. However, having owned and shot an MDa, M3, M2, M42, 2 CL's, CLE, 3 m5's, 3 m6's, 2 m7's and an M8, my favorite M is my Wetzlar M6, It has griptac, M3 wind lever, cleaned up framelines with no flare finder. Yummy. Elegant. I only wish it was brass like the M4. My M3 was not a camera to love. I hated the loading, so I got the fast load kit, I hated the double stroke, so I had Ken Ruth convert it to single stroke. While a handsome camera, I never loved it. To me, the classic M6 is the best replaceable sensor camera ever made by Leica. On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 6:08 PM, EPL <manolito at videotron.ca> wrote: > M3 bodies are a dime a dozen (or something like that). > > If my name was Brian and this was my list, I'd make ownership of one Leica > M3 body a prerequisite for signing on to the LUG. > > In my opinion, the M3 is the finest expression of the mechanical age. > > Leitz Wetzlar made well over 200,000 M3 bodies. A reasonably nice example > -- any version will do (they are all good) -- can be had for about $500. > Not > bad for an icon right up there with Marilyn, RayBans and the Rolex Sub. > > I'd skip the Summarit. Any 50/2 Summicron wil do better, but try searching > for a collapsible one without front element cleaning marks if you want the > ultimate retro/HCB kit. > > Somehow, though, just about every lens looks just right on an M3. It's THE > body. > > Emanuel > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA