antoine_spautz Posted August 5, 2009 Share #101 Posted August 5, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) me too 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! 3 Quote 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=983597'>More sharing options...
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Erik van Straten Posted August 10, 2009 Share #102 Posted August 10, 2009 This is the 39th black M2 produced. Originally owned by Inge Morath, famous Magnum photographer. Erik. 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! 12 2 Quote 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=988687'>More sharing options...
aesop Posted August 10, 2009 Share #103 Posted August 10, 2009 This is the 39th black M2 produced. Originally owned by Inge Morath, famous Magnum photographer. Erik. ...wow - if only cameras could speak. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted August 13, 2009 Share #104 Posted August 13, 2009 Who replaced the original eyepice with a rubberized M6 type? You or Mr. Morath? I had to do the same thing with my M4-P because the accursed metal original ruined my expensive progressive specs in no time. So I'd say it is legitimate. But I saved the original and can replace it if I ever sell the camera. The old man from the Age of Brilliant Finders Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted August 13, 2009 Share #105 Posted August 13, 2009 me too Antione, is that a four-digit number I see? Please expatiate ... The old man from the Age of the IIIa Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antistatic Posted August 13, 2009 Share #106 Posted August 13, 2009 Who replaced the original eyepice with a rubberized M6 type? You or Mr. Morath? Mr Morath? Surely you mean Mr Miller Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik van Straten Posted August 13, 2009 Share #107 Posted August 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Who replaced the original eyepice with a rubberized M6 type? You or Mr. Morath? I had to do the same thing with my M4-P because the accursed metal original ruined my expensive progressive specs in no time. So I'd say it is legitimate. But I saved the original and can replace it if I ever sell the camera. The old man from the Age of Brilliant Finders The eyepiece is not replaced, I just screwed in a correction lens (+0,5), because I use the camera every day. Erik. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpattison Posted August 13, 2009 Share #108 Posted August 13, 2009 Lars, I'm sure Ms Morath would not let Mr Morath (Miller) do such a thing! Google Image Result for http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2008/04/images/inge_morath_magnum.jpg John Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Henri Klein Posted August 13, 2009 Share #109 Posted August 13, 2009 This is the 39th black M2 produced. Originally owned by Inge Morath, famous Magnum photographer. Erik. obviously this one has seen better days and better use Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted August 13, 2009 Share #110 Posted August 13, 2009 love mine too even if transformed in paperweight now (blind rf, waiting for a donor) Berthram, Have you thought about contacting Peter Grisalfi at CRR in Luton, UK? He is one of the UK's top Leica techs and looks after our Queen's leicas. He can rebuild and resilver RFs for a fraction of the cost of replacement (even if the parts are available). Only problem is a 3 month wait. You'll see from his website that not all M2 RFs are the same. M2/3/4 Rangefinder Restoration Charlie 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik van Straten Posted August 13, 2009 Share #111 Posted August 13, 2009 obviously this one has seen better days and better use This one obviously was used intensively from 1958 to 1967, after wich it was put away in favor of an M4. After that, it wasn't used anymore until it recently got a superb CLA from one of the best Leica technicians around. It performs now like a new camera. However, because of the camera's historical interest, I did not want to change or "restore" anything on the exterior of the camera. I can assure you it sees at least very good use nowadays. Erik. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik van Straten Posted August 13, 2009 Share #112 Posted August 13, 2009 Lars,I'm sure Ms Morath would not let Mr Morath (Miller) do such a thing! Google Image Result for http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2008/04/images/inge_morath_magnum.jpg John That self portrait she has made with her black MP. This M2 is of a later date. Erik. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
russell c. greenberg Posted August 13, 2009 Share #113 Posted August 13, 2009 (edited) love mine too even if transformed in paperweight now (blind rf, waiting for a donor) Berthram, You might not find an original M2 rangefinder assembly, maybe you may want to put in an M4-P finder. When my finder went POOF! in 1990, I had the M4-P finder installed in my M2, the finder is a little crowded (6 framelines) but I can use my 28mm and 75 mm lenses w/o the use of auxiliary finders. Just a thought. Russell:) Edited August 13, 2009 by russell c. greenberg tell me about that Angenieux lens mounted on your M2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berthram Posted August 13, 2009 Share #114 Posted August 13, 2009 Berthram, Have you thought about contacting Peter Grisalfi at CRR in Luton, UK? He is one of the UK's top Leica techs and looks after our Queen's leicas. He can rebuild and resilver RFs for a fraction of the cost of replacement (even if the parts are available). Only problem is a 3 month wait. You'll see from his website that not all M2 RFs are the same. M2/3/4 Rangefinder Restoration Charlie Thanks topoxforddoc:) I contacted them near a month ago for only resilvering viewfinder's prism...I didn't receive any kind of reply... and Rf unit found on eb were too expensive. So I re-tried to repair following different ways, one was 90% perfect: so...rebirth of n° 1161162 3 days ago:) Many things learnt with that experience... first is that M2 are really "die hard" bodies Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted August 13, 2009 Share #115 Posted August 13, 2009 Thanks topoxforddoc:)I contacted them near a month ago for only resilvering viewfinder's prism...I didn't receive any kind of reply... and Rf unit found on eb were too expensive. So I re-tried to repair following different ways, one was 90% perfect: so...rebirth of n° 1161162 3 days ago:) Many things learnt with that experience... first is that M2 are really "die hard" bodies Berthram, Peter at CRR is sometimes not a great email person. If you call him on the phone, he is really helpful and a very honest guy to deal with. Charlie Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jotam Posted August 18, 2009 Share #116 Posted August 18, 2009 More recent cameras (M6, M7) seem fragile when compared with the M2! José Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomP Posted August 19, 2009 Share #117 Posted August 19, 2009 Here's mine. My Gordy neck and wrist straps just arrived from the States. Loving it!!! My monkey seems to think so too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatter Posted August 27, 2009 Share #118 Posted August 27, 2009 The only new Leica equipment I've ever owned was a lovely M2R, which I bought the year they came out for an obscene low (list) price from my late friend Phil Levine. Had to eventually sell it, natch; but bought this M2 (one of 2) from Tamarkin a few years later. IMHO, the DR 50 is one of the top 2 best lenses Leitz ever produced. With the exception of a trusty Nikon F, the M2's are the last film equipment I still own and use. I broke down my darkroom years ago, so the Focomat 1C is in storage. I used to scan the TrI-X negs on an Imacon. When I sold the Imacon last year to finance a H3DII -39; I found that the Hasselblad on a Polaroid MP3 copy stand did just as good a job on the negs as the Imacon. Maybe an odd sort of equipment / timewarp..? But the output from my Epson printers is terrific. I tell my students that cameras don't take pictures; people do. I make a personal exception to this rule with the Leicas. CDM NY.NY 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! 1 Quote 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=1006464'>More sharing options...
roguewave Posted August 27, 2009 Share #119 Posted August 27, 2009 I love when you look at me like that. 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! 2 Quote 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=1006986'>More sharing options...
Olav1966 Posted August 27, 2009 Share #120 Posted August 27, 2009 My M2, not a beauty, but i love her very much ... Greetings from Hamburg Olav 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! 2 Quote 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=1007015'>More sharing options...
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