johnwolf Posted June 26, 2024 Share #1201 Posted June 26, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) 27 minutes ago, ktmrider2 said: Best camera with best viewfinder Leica ever made, period! Agree completely. I got one in late 2023 and it has pretty much spoiled the M10 experience for me. I don’t mind the M10 35/135 framelines much, but the 50/75 now looks ridiculous. So bright and thick and distracting compared to the simplicity and clarity of the M2. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Smudgerer Posted June 26, 2024 Share #1202 Posted June 26, 2024 7 minutes ago, JMF said: Hello, may I ask to whom you're sending the M2 to have its VF clad? I still have other button M2s ... That one has a M3 RF unit : 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! Best, JM. Will PM you JMF......... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwolf Posted June 26, 2024 Share #1203 Posted June 26, 2024 (edited) Deleted duplicate post Edited June 26, 2024 by johnwolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted June 26, 2024 Share #1204 Posted June 26, 2024 1 hour ago, ktmrider2 said: Best camera with best viewfinder Leica ever made, period! Agreed. To be specific, the best 35mm lens experience ever, unless you include the 0.58 MP, which has the equally sublime unaccompanied 35mm framelines. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF Posted June 26, 2024 Share #1205 Posted June 26, 2024 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mute-on said: Agreed. To be specific, the best 35mm lens experience ever, unless you include the 0.58 MP, which has the equally sublime unaccompanied 35mm framelines. Yes, I even had a M2 fitted with the 0.58 RF unit but the M2 and M-A uncluttered and uncut framelines had my preference in the end . Edited June 26, 2024 by JMF 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudgerer Posted June 26, 2024 Share #1206 Posted June 26, 2024 8 minutes ago, JMF said: Yes, I even had a M2 with the 0.58 RF unit but the M2 and M-A uncluttered and uncut framelines had my preference in the end . As a confirmed 35mm FL person I have gathered over the years a M7, 2x MP's and a M6TTL all with .58 VF's........If you don't own a M2 and 35mm is your preferred FL then you owe it to your eye to use a .58 VF. Just the eye relief around the 35mm framelines is worth the price of admission. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydet Posted July 12, 2024 Share #1207 Posted July 12, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think I've shot with all the M film cameras except the M5. The M2 remains my favorite, especially the button-rewind version. Some days I think about trading one of them for the M-A, which I regret selling a couple of years ago, but I probably won't. 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! 6 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=5417762'>More sharing options...
ktmrider2 Posted July 13, 2024 Share #1208 Posted July 13, 2024 (edited) A friend of mine is an award winning photojournalist and NATGEO freelancer (Check out Olson/Farlow website). His wife is my oldest friend and I taught her how to develop film back at Indiana University when we were both journalism majors in the early 1970's. I ended up as a pilot but she ended up at NATGEO as freelancer. Randy and I used to joke about his kit for after the EMP goes off and all electronic gear will be fried. He told me it was two M2's with the classic 35/50/90 combo of lenses and a thousand rolls of TriX. Cannot think of a better endorsement! Edited July 13, 2024 by ktmrider2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted July 14, 2024 Share #1209 Posted July 14, 2024 On 1/4/2023 at 8:14 AM, LocalHero1953 said: I agree, though not as a M2 owner, but as a user of older cameras. I am not a collector, nor am I into the minutiae of Leica history and products. The obvious arrangement would be to have a separate M1-M7 section within the main M subforum. For similar reasons, there should be a section for the Barnacks and their users i.e. not collectors. Perhaps rename the Leica Collectors & Historica subforum as 'Older Leicas' or similar, then divide it into 'Collectors' and 'Users' sections. When I started looking at buying a Barnack for use I couldn't immediately tell where to look for practical advice. Edit: I have posted in the 'About the Leica Forum' section about the anomaly of 'Leica Collectors and Historica' being used as a bucket for posts about using all older Leicas Out of the 106922 current members of the forum only 6 screw thread camera users entered the latest Barnack Challenge ! How many "collectors" are actual "users"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted July 14, 2024 Share #1210 Posted July 14, 2024 1 hour ago, Pyrogallol said: Out of the 106922 current members of the forum only 6 screw thread camera users entered the latest Barnack Challenge ! How many "collectors" are actual "users"? I use mine - but I've never entered the Barnack Challenge! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted July 14, 2024 Share #1211 Posted July 14, 2024 1 hour ago, LocalHero1953 said: I use mine - but I've never entered the Barnack Challenge! Same here, in fact I just finished a roll on my IIId. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted July 14, 2024 Share #1212 Posted July 14, 2024 4 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said: I use mine - but I've never entered the Barnack Challenge! I periodically use mine but have no interest in entering a "challenge" or competition of any sort. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skueh Posted July 14, 2024 Share #1213 Posted July 14, 2024 Here is my beloved M2 from the late Tom Abrahamsson, painted by Shintaro San in matte black: 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 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=5422422'>More sharing options...
Greenhilltony Posted August 5, 2024 Share #1214 Posted August 5, 2024 Join the M2 family 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 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=5463885'>More sharing options...
JMF Posted August 30, 2024 Share #1215 Posted August 30, 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! On duty ! Edited August 30, 2024 by JMF 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! On duty ! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=5519208'>More sharing options...
JMF Posted September 1, 2024 Share #1216 Posted September 1, 2024 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 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=5526466'>More sharing options...
Rennrocky Posted September 5, 2024 Share #1217 Posted September 5, 2024 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! 6 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=5562616'>More sharing options...
Greenhilltony Posted September 14, 2024 Share #1218 Posted September 14, 2024 Returned my last M2 due to the aging shutter (the second curtain gets laggy if you have advanced and let it sit for a while). Found a nice deal of an M2-S on eBay and got it! The serial number is within the range of M2-S and ends with 00 prettily. The appearance condition is much better than my last M2, and the shutter curtains have been replaced claimed by the dealer. Gotta run through a roll on it today! 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 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=5609165'>More sharing options...
JMF Posted September 25, 2024 Share #1219 Posted September 25, 2024 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! An early 1957 M2 with a 0.91 M3 RF unit ! 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! An early 1957 M2 with a 0.91 M3 RF unit ! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/48604-i-love-my-m2/?do=findComment&comment=5628915'>More sharing options...
sandro Posted September 26, 2024 Share #1220 Posted September 26, 2024 17 hours ago, JMF said: An early 1957 M2 with a 0.91 M3 RF unit ! Did you have the M3 rangefinder installed in that M2, or did you find it like that? And what a beautiful lens! Lex 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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