payasam Posted July 27, 2013 Share #21 Posted July 27, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) In 1985 I bought an M3 from 1956. I used it for 17 years without trouble, but then its slow speeds started playing up. Earlier this year my M6 from 1995 needed work on its slow speeds. I have had much the same experience with another brand. This forum may not be the right place to say "Leica not for me." I for one shall not try to persuade you to remain a sheep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 27, 2013 Posted July 27, 2013 Hi payasam, Take a look here We all follow like sheep. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
erl Posted July 28, 2013 Share #22 Posted July 28, 2013 No camera is perfection, or any type of tool. As the artisan you need to really know and understand the weaknesses and shortcomings of your gear, relative to how you want to use it. It is assumed you will already know it's virtues which is why you choose it. Weigh the perceived advantages against the understood disadvantages. Simply put, the tilt of the 'scales' tells you if the camera is for you or not. Make it more complicated if you wish, by adding emotion into the equation. It's up to you. As a point of interest I have taken three Leica cameras and a bag of lenses across the Sahara. I also took three Leica cameras and the bag of lenses to the Antarctic. Both events some years ago now. All that gear is still fully functional and operational. Some have had a CLA because they are more than twenty years old. But then so am I and I have had the odd CLA too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted July 28, 2013 Share #23 Posted July 28, 2013 Brian: Please, please, please listen! I've got one or two things to say. The Crowd: Tell us! Tell us both of them! Brian: Look, you've got it all wrong! You don't NEED to follow ME, You don't NEED to follow ANYBODY! You've got to think for your selves! You're ALL individuals! The Crowd: Yes! We're all individuals! Brian: You're all different! The Crowd: Yes, we ARE all different! Man in crowd: I'm not... The Crowd: Sch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted July 28, 2013 Share #24 Posted July 28, 2013 And on that note: What have Leica ever done for us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianUK Posted July 30, 2013 Share #25 Posted July 30, 2013 To paraphrase: Leica is not the Messiah. He's a very Naughty Boy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted July 30, 2013 Share #26 Posted July 30, 2013 To paraphrase: Leica is not the Messiah. He's a very Naughty Boy. Indeed, Leica is NOT the Messiah. However, Leica IS the Messsucherkamera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted July 30, 2013 Share #27 Posted July 30, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) No matter what its Handel, I like my Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted August 1, 2013 Share #28 Posted August 1, 2013 I have gone mental For some reason I have it in my mind that my ol' Nikon SLR's are more sturdy and rugged than my rangefinders (M3 and R3M). And that the VF's are more prone to misalignment even though I have NEVER had this happen. Please bring me back to reality so I can get back to my RF's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted August 1, 2013 Share #29 Posted August 1, 2013 For almost a decade I have had only RFDR cameras for film, having sold the SLRs. This is although I know that the finders of RFDR cameras are their weak spot. But I have had trouble with finders in all kinds of camera, so perhaps I am not mental after all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted August 2, 2013 Share #30 Posted August 2, 2013 Akiva -- go into a camera store with a used nikon f slr from 1960s, hold it and shoot with it in the store, then pick up an m4 of same vintage and see if you feel the same ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted August 2, 2013 Share #31 Posted August 2, 2013 Yeah, for sure. My first M was an eye-opener after an FM2. M3, M4 and M6TTL - never a problem. Built like tanks, wish I could say the same for the digital! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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