Sensorix Posted September 21, 2021 Share #21 Posted September 21, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica M-A. Not spectacular, saddle leather garment 😎 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! 5 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/324408-i-love-my-custom-film-m/?do=findComment&comment=4279016'>More sharing options...
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Vlad Soare Posted September 22, 2021 Share #22 Posted September 22, 2021 18 hours ago, colint544 said: Always wanted a black paint M2 or M3, but could never afford one, not a genuine one anyway. So back in 2013, I got a cheap standard chrome M2 from Red Dot Cameras. Vulcanite was peeling off the back door, the controls were stiff, and the viewfinder was dim. Sent the camera off to Kanto, and they transformed it into this. It's now smooth, quiet, and the viewfinder is bright and accurate. I've put 160+ rolls of film through it since. It never misses a beat. It might not be a 'real' black paint, but it's a real M2. 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! Couldn't they have also repainted it? Or you just didn't want them to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbaty Posted September 22, 2021 Share #23 Posted September 22, 2021 Here's my M4 with M2/3 style levers. Just got back from a shutter repair and overhaul by Sherry Kräuter and it's rarin' to go. 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! 16 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/324408-i-love-my-custom-film-m/?do=findComment&comment=4279670'>More sharing options...
Prosophos Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share #24 Posted September 22, 2021 3 hours ago, jackbaty said: Here's my M4 with M2/3 style levers. Just got back from a shutter repair and overhaul by Sherry Kräuter and it's rarin' to go. 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! I always like it when an M4 (or M6) has M2/3 style levers substituted. Good job! —Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2021 Share #25 Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 5:00 PM, colint544 said: Always wanted a black paint M2 or M3, but could never afford one, not a genuine one anyway. So back in 2013, I got a cheap standard chrome M2 from Red Dot Cameras. Vulcanite was peeling off the back door, the controls were stiff, and the viewfinder was dim. Sent the camera off to Kanto, and they transformed it into this. It's now smooth, quiet, and the viewfinder is bright and accurate. I've put 160+ rolls of film through it since. It never misses a beat. It might not be a 'real' black paint, but it's a real M2. 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! More important Colin, much more important than the wealth of idiotic nonsense that recently has been flying around on "brassing" M's on these forum pages, is that you do use your gear to great effect, as all of your image postings have shown here on the forum these past years. You are one of the very very few photographers who's work shown here means something to me and I look forward to your posts, you've a real "photographer's eye". I've said it before but here it is again......I'm certain that you'd produce good work with a cardboard disposable camera, but yes to be able to use an M is a joy, what the camera looks like is irrelevant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted September 23, 2021 Share #26 Posted September 23, 2021 2 hours ago, petermullett said: More important Colin, much more important than the wealth of idiotic nonsense that recently has been flying around on "brassing" M's on these forum pages, is that you do use your gear to great effect, as all of your image postings have shown here on the forum these past years. You are one of the very very few photographers who's work shown here means something to me and I look forward to your posts, you've a real "photographer's eye". I've said it before but here it is again......I'm certain that you'd produce good work with a cardboard disposable camera, but yes to be able to use an M is a joy, what the camera looks like is irrelevant. That's very kind, Peter - and it means a lot to me, thank you. And yes, it's all been said about having a fake brassy black paint M camera, but I'll cheerfully admit to owning one. It's something of a guilty pleasure, and not my only film Leica. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2021 Share #27 Posted September 24, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 18 hours ago, colint544 said: That's very kind, Peter - and it means a lot to me, thank you. And yes, it's all been said about having a fake brassy black paint M camera, but I'll cheerfully admit to owning one. It's something of a guilty pleasure, and not my only film Leica. Cheers! Oops!......sorry Colin I didn't realise you had that done on the M2 deliberately, I just assumed that as you seem to be seriously working a camera all the time it was regular wear and tear......So I got that wrong but anyway the other sentiments remain, I look forward to viewing more of your work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted September 24, 2021 Share #28 Posted September 24, 2021 3 hours ago, petermullett said: Oops!......sorry Colin I didn't realise you had that done on the M2 deliberately, I just assumed that as you seem to be seriously working a camera all the time it was regular wear and tear......So I got that wrong but anyway the other sentiments remain, I look forward to viewing more of your work. Cheers, Peter. You're half right, it's a bit of both. Some 'wear' put on by Kanto, and accelerated over time with genuine use. The paint they applied is not very hard wearing. 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Miller Posted September 26, 2021 Share #29 Posted September 26, 2021 I bought a double stroke M3 that was modified with an M2 finder and framelines. Onky catch is I am actually liking a 135mm Elmar more than wanting to get a 35mm now. I enjoy the DS and looks of the M3 and had missed my old M2 so at the time this seemed ideal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiphopopotamus Posted December 26, 2021 Share #30 Posted December 26, 2021 Recently picked up an M3 from Peter Loy that had a couple of flecks out of the original vulcanite. Sent it to Camera Obscura here in the UK for a CLA and decided to get it re-skinned in an olive green. Paired here with a Cooph strap. Such a beautiful camera. Hope not too blasphemous to those who like the classic colours! (And anyone looking for CLA/re-skinning work in the UK, Alexander at Camera Obscura got it turned around in about a fortnight for me, so that I had it in time for Christmas. Incredible work and timeline.) 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! 11 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/324408-i-love-my-custom-film-m/?do=findComment&comment=4339189'>More sharing options...
otto.f Posted December 26, 2021 Share #31 Posted December 26, 2021 37 minutes ago, hiphopopotamus said: Recently picked up an M3 from Peter Loy that had a couple of flecks out of the original vulcanite. Sent it to Camera Obscura here in the UK for a CLA and decided to get it re-skinned in an olive green. Paired here with a Cooph strap. Such a beautiful camera. Hope not too blasphemous to those who like the classic colours! (And anyone looking for CLA/re-skinning work in the UK, Alexander at Camera Obscura got it turned around in about a fortnight for me, so that I had it in time for Christmas. Incredible work and timeline.) 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! And you named it: ‘my baby Cobra’? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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