NigelG Posted July 14, 2024 Share #41 Posted July 14, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Maybe strap lugs are overrated 😉 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Maybe strap lugs are overrated 😉 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/295714-i-love-my-m60/?do=findComment&comment=5421544'>More sharing options...
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pippy Posted July 14, 2024 Share #42 Posted July 14, 2024 (edited) 3 hours ago, NigelG said: ...Maybe strap lugs are overrated 😉... 😸 Perhaps they are, Nigel, but if they are overrated then why does every other 'proper' camera manufactured over the last 90-odd years have them fitted? I know (obviously) that some Leica M users like to carry their cameras in a half-case (the fools! 😸) so for those folks I suppose the lack of strap-lugs is an irrelevance. Personally I absolutely abhor having a camera in a case except for protection when travelling. I have a 1930 Leica Model 1 which would be used a Hell of a lot more were it to have lugs. I do have a wrist-strap which I attach to one of those little thingumybobs that screws into the tripod bush but it's nowhere near as convenient as simply being able to attach it onto the left-hand-side strap-lug as I do when using the same strap on the M-D. just before I acquired the M-D I was very seriously considering an M60 / Steelux set which was being offfered (for a VERY reasonable price) and the only reason I didn't get the set was the lug issue. A mistake, of course, in hindsight from the collecting / financial point of view but for me the M-D is simply more practical as a photographic tool. Philip. Edited July 14, 2024 by pippy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted July 14, 2024 Share #43 Posted July 14, 2024 Seems someone’s irony radar is on the blink …. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 14, 2024 Share #44 Posted July 14, 2024 6 minutes ago, Mute-on said: Seems someone’s irony radar is on the blink …. 😸 Not mine; I assure you! 😺 Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 14, 2024 Share #45 Posted July 14, 2024 (edited) FYI I don’t ever use a case - with or without lugs …(and my P version didn’t come with one 😉) edit - FWIW I don’t have a case for my iPhone or my iPad either…. Edited July 14, 2024 by NigelG 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 14, 2024 Share #46 Posted July 14, 2024 (edited) 39 minutes ago, NigelG said: FYI I don’t ever use a case - with or without lugs …(and my P version didn’t come with one 😉) I didn't assume that you did, Nigel, and my (very much tongue-in-cheek) comment re: half-cases certainly wasn't directed at yourself; nor, indeed, anyone else in particular. I hadn't heard that the P wasn't supplied with a case but I don't really know that much about the P at all. Interesting omission...😸... Some folks have mentioned that they like to carry their M cameras simply with no strap (nor case!) whatsoever but I'm far too clumsy a person to consider adopting such a practice. Anyhow; as I usually have two cameras with me when shooting the very idea is a non-starter. I do like to use a wrist-strap with my #1 camera when out doing serious snapping and could have used the M60 in much the same fashion as I use my Model 1 but that train, as it were, left the station long ago so the point is wholly academic. It is, of course, somewhat reassuring to read that so many owners of the M60 do actually use these cameras as intended and don't just keep them as Case Queens. Philip. Edited July 14, 2024 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 14, 2024 Share #47 Posted July 14, 2024 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Pippy - the P version I referred to isn’t along the lines of an M240/10/11-P - it’s a prototype M edition 60 (mine is P17/24 and has no serial number) I don’t know if it ever had the “regular” series case with attached strap. Edited July 14, 2024 by NigelG 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 14, 2024 Share #48 Posted July 14, 2024 Crossing fingers I’ve never dropped a camera - M or otherwise - but I guess I’ve just jinxed that now 🙄 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 14, 2024 Share #49 Posted July 14, 2024 1 hour ago, pippy said: I do like to use a wrist-strap with my #1 camera when out doing serious snapping and could have used the M60 in much the same fashion as I use my Model 1 but that train, as it were, left the station long ago so the point is wholly academic. A Gordy long wrist strap with a tripod screw fastening would work… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted July 14, 2024 Share #50 Posted July 14, 2024 6 hours ago, NigelG said: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Maybe strap lugs are overrated 😉 I see you’ve two M60 cameras! You need two strap lugs and one camera…! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted July 14, 2024 Share #51 Posted July 14, 2024 This vintage Leica camera strap has an excellent design and wears comfortably even with the Thumbs Up rest…! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/295714-i-love-my-m60/?do=findComment&comment=5421829'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 14, 2024 Share #52 Posted July 14, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, NigelG said: Pippy - the P version I referred to isn’t along the lines of an M240/10/11-P - it’s a prototype M edition 60 (mine is P17/24 and has no serial number)... Yes; I remember you having talked about the prototype some time ago. Fascinating to have such a camera. 1 hour ago, NigelG said: A Gordy long wrist strap with a tripod screw fastening would work… Yes; it would. This is the (similar) solution I use with the Model 1 shown, for the sake of comparison, with the better less cumbersome (😸) method used with the IIIc; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Unusually (at least according to what I've seen and read) I carry my camera in my left hand(*) so with the Barnack cameras the tripod bush - for me - is located at the 'wrong' end of the baseplate; the result being that the strap needs to be quite a bit longer than is ideal. This wouldn't be such an issue with the M60 as (I suspect?) the bush is centrally-positioned?... Of course having any bush-affixed strap would mean that the camera couldn't be placed base-down on a surface / table but I suppose that would count as more of an inconvenience than a deal-breaker to ownership Philip. * Which, incidentally, is why 'Thumbies' (and their like) are of no interest to me... Edited July 14, 2024 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Unusually (at least according to what I've seen and read) I carry my camera in my left hand(*) so with the Barnack cameras the tripod bush - for me - is located at the 'wrong' end of the baseplate; the result being that the strap needs to be quite a bit longer than is ideal. This wouldn't be such an issue with the M60 as (I suspect?) the bush is centrally-positioned?... Of course having any bush-affixed strap would mean that the camera couldn't be placed base-down on a surface / table but I suppose that would count as more of an inconvenience than a deal-breaker to ownership Philip. * Which, incidentally, is why 'Thumbies' (and their like) are of no interest to me... ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/295714-i-love-my-m60/?do=findComment&comment=5421843'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 14, 2024 Share #53 Posted July 14, 2024 11 minutes ago, Anthony MD said: I see you’ve two M60 cameras! You need two strap lugs and one camera…! Nah! Two cameras and two strap-lugs; one on the left-hand-side of each body! 😸 Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted July 14, 2024 Share #54 Posted July 14, 2024 (edited) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! My solution for carrying the M60…! Edited July 14, 2024 by Anthony MD 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! My solution for carrying the M60…! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/295714-i-love-my-m60/?do=findComment&comment=5421922'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 14, 2024 Share #55 Posted July 14, 2024 (edited) 3 hours ago, Anthony MD said: My solution for carrying the M60…! Carrying the M60 wouldn't be my problem; I have enough bags to carry stuff around. It's the Not Dropping The M60 When Shooting part that would be my problem... Philip. Edited July 14, 2024 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted July 14, 2024 Share #56 Posted July 14, 2024 2 hours ago, pippy said: Carrying the M60 wouldn't be my problem; I have enough bags to carry stuff around. It's the Not Dropping The M60 When Shooting part that would be my problem... Philip. Like we suggested, the design of leaving the strap lugs off the M60 was a result of a senior moment …! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 14, 2024 Share #57 Posted July 14, 2024 36 minutes ago, Anthony MD said: Like we suggested, the design of leaving the strap lugs off the M60 was a result of a senior moment …! And I will soon be a Senior and am already having my fair share of Moments as it is.... Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsch Posted July 16, 2024 Share #58 Posted July 16, 2024 Was just thinking I haven't seen an M60 for sale for a loooong time but this week there is: https://www.carousell.sg/p/rare-leica-m60-lens-35-lux-stainless-steel-titan-colour-1312279296/ 11500 Singaporean Dollars or about £6500 plus shipping and import duty and VAT ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 16, 2024 Share #59 Posted July 16, 2024 I think from the slightly convoluted wording that’s just for the lens (and still very cheap compared to euro sellers - though you need to add import duty and 20% VAT into the uk) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylgo Posted July 16, 2024 Share #60 Posted July 16, 2024 Here's another, listed several weeks ago: https://www.popflash.com/pre-owned-equipment/leica-m-p-typ-240-leica-m-edition-60-digital-camera-set-with-35mm-f/1.4-summilux-m-lens-10779-used-mint/ There's a few listed in Europe in the past few months at higher prices, it doesn't appear to be a high demand item, prices are low relative to it's original price but I wouldn't be surprised if the price rises significantly with time, my crystal ball went fuzzy about details and any clairvoyance. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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