Scarlet Posted July 27, 2012 Share #41 Posted July 27, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Fair enough. I agree there's an inordinate amount of gear fondling and ditto lust in many posts here. Perhaps it goes with the Leica territory, I don't know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Hi Scarlet, Take a look here Time to sell the collection and get an MP?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
cocker Posted July 27, 2012 Share #42 Posted July 27, 2012 Fair enough. I agree there's an inordinate amount of gear fondling and ditto lust in many posts here. Perhaps it goes with the Leica territory, I don't know. And since when have you been the one who decides who or what someone should fondle? I'll fondle whatever I like, thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted July 27, 2012 Share #43 Posted July 27, 2012 And since when have you been the one who decides who or what someone should fondle? I'll fondle whatever I like, thank you. I have never claimed to have that right. But by all means, Mr Cocker, go ahead and fondle whatever makes you feel good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sterlinstarlin Posted July 27, 2012 Share #44 Posted July 27, 2012 Surely they would have been named the MMMMM3 and the MMMMM2 had Leica known it was going to come to to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted July 28, 2012 Share #45 Posted July 28, 2012 Buy a second-hand MP from a good dealer. I bought one 4 or 5 years ago from Ffordes and don't regret it for one moment. And its worth more than I paid for it. I second the motion : Shop hard till you find a nice, clean used MP and keep the M cameras you already have. With regard to cameras, I have one rule to live by: Never sell or trade an M camera or lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted July 28, 2012 Share #46 Posted July 28, 2012 Hello Again Everybody, I wasn't trying to talk about why 1 M is worse/better than another. They all have their +'s & -'s. What I was saying was: All M's are pretty much the same in many situations. My point was: Why lose thousands of Euros to trade 1 M for another when for less than 1,000 Euros & more likely less than 300 Euros you can buy an easy to use pretty much equally useful & in some cases more useful alternative to a built in meter that is not difficult to master or cumbersome to carry? Other than the meter you probably won't have a better M. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted July 28, 2012 Share #47 Posted July 28, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I find internal meters very distracting and often misleading. Once used to using sunny 16 with C41, occasionally double checked by an incident light meter, you start to realise just how much a drawback an internal meter is most of the time. Having sold my MP and M6 in favour of 2 M2s I couldn't be happier. Fondling is very important. The ergonomics of the body and lens are critical if speed is desirable. My M2s are silky smooth (smoother than the MP and the M6), the focus tab on my 35/2ASPH is perfect for my finger; the smoothness of its focus perfect for one finger control. The same holds for my 50 cron, and their aperture clicks and the position of the aperture ring is perfect so as to be immediately available but difficult to accidently knock. Don't poo poo fondling! The more perfectly it fits the more you can forget about it. It sounds pretentious but it becomes a part of your body, unlike my much loved OM1. M2s and M3s and infact all pre MP Ms are valid tools that continue to prove themselves. I think you will enjoy the MP but I fear you will miss the feel of your older Ms and wonder why you sacrificed so much. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgcm Posted July 31, 2012 Share #48 Posted July 31, 2012 I use incident metering and sunny 16 also with my M9. Here (Italy) contrast can be very high and experience worth more that a meter. Nontheless, I wolud never set back to an old model. Internal meter can be very helpful if you know how to use It. I underdstand the love for classic cameras, but modern ones are very well made and worth The price you pay. Franco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsheepdog Posted July 31, 2012 Share #49 Posted July 31, 2012 I have been down this path, selling an M8 for the MP. I keep B&W in the MP, and this a point that has not been raised, it is far easier to keep track of filters with the on board meter, and leave the meter set one to one for what is in the M3 (Velvia) and what is in the IIIf (C41.) One last point to quote someone who knows more than I about cameras, "The M3 is not just the best 35mm camera that has ever been made, it is the best 35mm camera that ever will be made." I have never had an M2, so I can't really comment, but I would certainly say never sell the M3. I think selling any decently functional film Leica is a mistake. If not decently functional, get it fixed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangur Ban Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share #50 Posted July 31, 2012 Maybe I will keep the M3 and get a 0.58 MP. I'm still attracted to this idea. I do think, for me, an ideal film camera combination may just consist of the following: 1. MP 0.58 2. M3 4. Nikon FE 5. Hasselblad 500cm 6. Harman Titan That's enough for anyone, surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbylon Posted August 13, 2012 Share #51 Posted August 13, 2012 After much thought I sold my second MP today. I was sad to see it go but realised that I just didn't use it anymore. Having so much money tied up in a film camera these days was to me ridiculous. I've still retained my M2 for a rangefinder fix but I genuinely prefer using an SL for my manual focus photography. My preferred 35mm camera for everyday use is a Nikon F5 though:eek: I'd say get an MP if you will use it a lot but if you are an occasional M shooter stick with your present cameras. I've gradually moved toward selling everything I don't use and found that I enjoy using my remaining gear a lot more. I'm happy my MP has gone to a pro photographer who will actually use it a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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