I love my MP

[peter_n]

Originally Posted by phovsho

I saw it on the weekend, boxed and unopened. I asked the dealer to hold it for me, and I will pick up and make final payment in March.

Murray that's excellent! I had wrongly inferred that the dealer was ordering from Germany. I guess there are some still on dealer's shelves here and there as JBA points out. I just saw these on eBay a first MP3 down from US8K to US7K and a second MP3 at US$7.4K. Both of these sellers are reputable dealers in New York City.

[RITskellar]

This time without the GRD, taken with my other black chrome MP and Summilux 50...

[RITskellar]

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[abrewer]

It is truly amazing to me that this thread, begun over thirteen months ago, continues to attract posts.

I guess it is testament to how passionate Leica MP owners are about their film cameras.

Carry on gentlemen!

Thanks.

Allan

[M'Ate]

youre right allan

dont visit as much as i should but i always look forward to this

terrific passion for this little camera long may it roll

[phovsho]

Where has the love gone? Time someone posted a new shot of their MP.
M

[imiges]

I call her Amor.
Shot with my d-lux1.

[phovsho]

Wow. Now I'm satisfied. That is one beautiful camera and photo.
Thanks.

[k_g_wolf]

Same from me. Thx for sharing !


Best

[ddp]

imiges - congratulations. The MP3 is one that Leica really nailed IMHO. I feel quite lucky to have been able to snag one. Single bodies are no longer easy to come by - and as other posters have noted in this thread, there are still some kits floating around here and there. After having used mine for some time now, other M bodies just dont feel the same (except my SS M3)

[abrewer]

The tactile pleasures of the MP are unique in my experience: everything from the sublime way it fits the hand to the deliberate, heavy crank of the rewind

Great, great camera

Thanks

Allan

[peter_n]

My two. The MP is a 0.85x body.

[visiondr]

Very nice. What do you think of the film counter on the MP3? Is it a pain to have to reset it?

[peter_n]

It isn't a problem. I bulk load so I have all sorts of lengths but if you load a regular 36exp into the cam you don't need to touch the dial because it's in the right place when you finish the roll.

[visiondr]

That settles it. The MP3 rocks!

[chilihead]

Time to start a, "I love my MP3" post. Its true, once a person touches an MP3, you are finished, toast- kaput! Do not, under any circumstances, allow an MP3 camera to touch your fingertips!

[phovsho]

Peter

You have the dream set up. .85x mag for MP + an MP3, all in black. Beautiful.

Cheers

Murray

[phovsho]

Also peter, is the serial number 0888? Sounds lucky (and more valuable as a result).
M

[peter_n]

Actually Murray they just happened to be available. I use two M7s; both are silver chrome backed up by a silver chrome M6TTL. (I think they are in the I love my M7 thread.) They were also bought on the basis of price/availability, so it was just random that everything was chrome. The same with these two guys, they just popped up when I was looking and the price was right in both cases. However I must say that I'm becoming very partial to black paint Leicas... With respect to the edition nr, I'm not at home but I think it is 0688.

I changed the shutter speed dial on one of my M7s to a black color to help distinguish between the two cameras in my bag. I'm thinking about doing the same here - changing the MP dial to silver chrome. It looks a bit ugly at first but you get used to it. Also on the MP the shutter & guard are chrome and so is the exposure indicator dial so maybe it won't look so out of place.

[fursan]

a mp should be felt, caressed, loved, handled gently and smoothly, its presence
should be obstrusive. the way you handle a mp is the way it reciprocates...subdued
elegance. almost like a woman. see the world through her eyes as she sees you. full frontal images of an mp are obscene to me. gentle feeling can reveal all is secrets.



regards