brunner Posted September 5, 2020 Share #941 Posted September 5, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) My new M2 as seen by my M9p... 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! 13 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4040283'>More sharing options...
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carbon_dragon Posted September 6, 2020 Share #942 Posted September 6, 2020 Wow, that's a really cool out of focus bokeh. Cool! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunner Posted September 6, 2020 Share #943 Posted September 6, 2020 vor 3 Minuten schrieb carbon_dragon: Wow, that's a really cool out of focus bokeh. Cool! Thank you very much! The Zeiss Sonnar renders fine at 2.0... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennrocky Posted October 22, 2020 Share #944 Posted October 22, 2020 Voigtländer Vito CS HP5 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! 7 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4066714'>More sharing options...
Benefeld Posted October 24, 2020 Share #945 Posted October 24, 2020 M2 - 1958 - Canon 2.0 35 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4067581'>More sharing options...
ktmrider2 Posted October 25, 2020 Share #946 Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) My M2 just returned from YeYe Camera. The rangefinder was adjusted but Youxin said it did not need a CLA because he had done it 3 years ago. He also tightened my 50 Summicron for a total charge of $60 instead of a couple hundred for a full CLA. Since I did not have a film Leica during the time the camera was in for maintenance, I find myself the owner of a 3f made in the year I was born (1952). I have never owned a LTM body before. Film Leicas are fun! Edited October 25, 2020 by ktmrider2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigr Posted October 25, 2020 Share #947 Posted October 25, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) And my M2 just returned from DAG! Don installed a new, later model frame line mask to replace the yellowing, "spider-webbed" original as well as fitting a larger, M4-type viewfinder aperture. The M2 had been the subject of a CLA earlier this year, so it now functions perfectly. As I told Mr. Goldberg, I had forgotten how bright and clear a Leica rangefinder/viewfinder could be. I spent the afternoon playing with the camera as if I had just bought a brand new one. ktmrider2 is right -- film Leicas are fun! Craig (bmwrider) 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonneville Posted November 7, 2020 Share #948 Posted November 7, 2020 Hello. Long time member of Minolta/Sony forum Dyxum.com but my first time here. Particularly fond of film cameras and I've waited until my seventy-third year to acquire my first Leica. This seems the best place to introduce you to my M2 with a couple of Elma collapsible lenses for starters, the 50 f3.5 and the 90 f4. Lovely walk-a-round kit and although I've only fired and developed a couple of rolls, I'm smitten. 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! 17 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4075700'>More sharing options...
Benefeld Posted November 8, 2020 Share #949 Posted November 8, 2020 And the winner is .... difficult to say - the M2 has been with me for a long time ... 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! 8 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4076463'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted November 10, 2020 Share #950 Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/9/2020 at 5:48 AM, Benefeld said: And the winner is .... difficult to say - the M2 has been with me for a long time ... Beautiful examples, and I am pleased to see those keyring straps have not been used. The originals are no longer available whereby Leica uses modern stainless steel eyelets. I have found nylon blind-cord to solve the problem: 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! 4 1 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4077355'>More sharing options...
ktmrider2 Posted December 25, 2020 Share #951 Posted December 25, 2020 I own a 3f, M2 and recently purchased a mint black chrome M4. I go back and forth between the elegance of the M2 finder and the more modern features of the M4 (can easily live with the 135 frame lines appearing with the 35 since they are so small. I have been touring the national parks in Arizona and Utah for the past couple weeks and since I am traveling by car, I brought everything. I prefer the film loading of the M4 over the M2 but after using the 3f a bit more I will never complain about the film loading on the M2 again. My god the 3f is a pain in the a** to load. If they is even a minor crinkle in the film, forget it. I have learned to just cut that portion off and cut a new leader! OK, rant over. Happy Holidays everyone! I love that daylight is getting longer. Heading to Anchorage next month and daylight there is increasing 5-7 minutes per day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon_dragon Posted December 25, 2020 Share #952 Posted December 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, ktmrider2 said: I own a 3f, M2 and recently purchased a mint black chrome M4. I go back and forth between the elegance of the M2 finder and the more modern features of the M4 (can easily live with the 135 frame lines appearing with the 35 since they are so small. I have been touring the national parks in Arizona and Utah for the past couple weeks and since I am traveling by car, I brought everything. I prefer the film loading of the M4 over the M2 but after using the 3f a bit more I will never complain about the film loading on the M2 again. My god the 3f is a pain in the a** to load. If they is even a minor crinkle in the film, forget it. I have learned to just cut that portion off and cut a new leader! OK, rant over. Happy Holidays everyone! I love that daylight is getting longer. Heading to Anchorage next month and daylight there is increasing 5-7 minutes per day. Note that some M2s (M2Rs and KS15-4s which are the military versions of the M2Rs -- or vice versas really) have the same quick load system as the m4s. Yup, the standard M2 is a cinch compared to the 3fs (I have one of those too). Truthfully I havenj't used the 3f in a while even though I got the rangefinder prism resilvered so that you can actually focus effectively now! Imagine. Yes for the 3f you really need to cut a long thin leader (I have the leader template you can use to just cut it quickly). Even so, the Ms are every so much easier. Merry Christmas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted December 25, 2020 Share #953 Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, ktmrider2 said: I own a 3f, ~ but after using the 3f a bit more I will never complain about the film loading on the M2 again. My god the 3f is a pain in the a** to load. If they is even a minor crinkle in the film, forget it. I have learned to just cut that portion off and cut a new leader! Dear ktmrider2, I suggest you buy an ABLON. I have four "schraubgewinde" and with the template have never had the slightest problem loading film. 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! Edited December 25, 2020 by hektor 2 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4105769'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted December 25, 2020 Share #954 Posted December 25, 2020 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4105779'>More sharing options...
craigr Posted December 26, 2020 Share #955 Posted December 26, 2020 If you can’t find a real ABLON, a nicely made and functional plastic facsimile is available. The maker advertises on eBay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon_dragon Posted December 26, 2020 Share #956 Posted December 26, 2020 The truth is that the 3f requires a lot of practice to load well, and it's still harder than the Ms, but you can get good at it. By the time I bought a 3f I already had an M so I did try to practice and it seemed to get easier but I never really used the camera a lot. If I had had one when I was first starting out in the early 70s, that would have been one thing. What I actually had was a Konica I which had a fixed lens, but a very good one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted January 29, 2021 Share #957 Posted January 29, 2021 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! 10 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/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=4128589'>More sharing options...
sandro Posted January 29, 2021 Share #958 Posted January 29, 2021 One of your work horses, Colin? Lex 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted January 29, 2021 Share #959 Posted January 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, sandro said: One of your work horses, Colin? Lex Cheers - it's my most used film M. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2021 Share #960 Posted January 30, 2021 13 hours ago, colint544 said: Cheers - it's my most used film M. You should have Leica borrow and 3D scan your M2 and then release the "Colint544 Edition" .................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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