JBA Posted June 18, 2008 Share #21 Posted June 18, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why not post pics of your M5s and turn this thread into a full-fledged "I love my M5" thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Hi JBA, Take a look here New member of family - M5. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
bullis Posted June 18, 2008 Share #22 Posted June 18, 2008 Wonderful image Larry. Thanks for sharing your M5 story. I really dig how this 1970's camera generates a thread like this today. I basically traded a D2Hs for my M5. It was (is) an excellent DSLR that 4 years after it's birth has a few breaths left. But no one will be buying a D2Hs 35 years from now, that's for sure, while we'll be positing images from our M5s, (and other film Ms), well, l those of us still around, otherwise our kids will have to do it! best...Peter And the M5 is a bargain! It is not as underpriced as it used to be, but it still is less spendy than the other M's. That is, unless you can find an M2 like my current one! Attaching an image for your amusement. I'm going to reskin it, but not yet. I have to pay our landscape designer first! I've always wanted an M5, but somehow, even though they were less costly, never got one. It is a terrific camera. I can't say it is "better" than the other M's, and I certainly understand the preference that most of the users have for the more "traditional" shape, feel and weight. I like that, too, but it seems to me that the M5 was one of those cameras that was, like Mr. Barnack's first, a real breakthrough. Only the market wouldn't allow it. I've communicated with Sherry, but I didn't know that she has a preference for what is one of my favorite things in life. I really understand that comment about our kids. I have at least one grandchild who needs to know about Grandpa Larry's M5. I love your images; especially the rocks. I've been doing rocks too. Jack Welpott used to tease about the "Wet Rock School of Photography". I guess I must be an alumnus of that place. Got a degree in it. Larry 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/54536-new-member-of-family-m5/?do=findComment&comment=584256'>More sharing options...
bullis Posted June 18, 2008 Share #23 Posted June 18, 2008 Why not post pics of your M5s and turn this thread into a full-fledged "I love my M5" thread? OK. Here it is: with the universal finder and the cv 40mm f/1.4 SC. Ooops. I forgot to dust it. Well, so it goes. 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/54536-new-member-of-family-m5/?do=findComment&comment=584266'>More sharing options...
Guest leicaphotos Posted June 20, 2008 Share #24 Posted June 20, 2008 leica m5 story and review (It was a dark and stormy night...) 'Sometimes, you've gotta spit in the devil's eye, just to make sure you're still alive' -- Eric Bogosian, "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll" So, I decided to sell the m4-2 and shake things up a bit as I don't like getting too comfortable -- I found a nice keh bgn listed M5 for the same price -- The ups truck arrived yesterday about 5:00 pm. I frantically opened up the dull brown nondescript box, wading through a mountain of styrofoam peanuts, found my treasure carefully buried in a bubble wrapped sheath. And, so begins our story... Thursday nights, I tend to go to a local bar and spend time with my friends, all of whom are blues musicians. Tonight would be different, a new camera to play with... Sitting on my sofa, I looked the camera over for scars and character marks - none to be found -- the black is a different texture than my old m4-2, it feels different to the touch... light seems to be absorbed by the blackness of the camera - there's one little spot where the leather covering is smutzed up, that's ok, a new leather coat is on its way... the shutter has a quiet power to it, quiet yet forceful... the inside looks good as well... now... batteries.... let's see if this meter that everybody raves about works... hmmm no batteries to be found... a friendly stop at wolf camera to grab their last weincell as the m5 requires a supernatural powersource... Locked and loaded, some experimental meter reading to compare with what my eye tells me is the proper metering in the blasting summer sun... looks good... As I enter the bar, I do some spot readings on the lamps that hang above the pool tables creating the typical bar light environment in which I thrive.... meters exactly what it should, tested by eye and handheld analogue... A pretty girl was busy playing pool -- nice subject for the first roll of kodak 400cn. The lens was the canon 50/1.2 - the shutter is quiet, silent and ruthless as it captures with precision, the motion of the balls skattering across the table... The feel is solid and quiet as I photograph my freinds playing their music in this little juke joint. The meter is next to useless in the stage lit environment mixed with night's dark. A meter is a guide, not an absolute - there's something very zenlike to the meter on the m5. The camera handled flawlessly and felt "right" in my hands... I relaxed and let instinct take over -- concentrate on focus and exposure -- not gear or that devil taking control of your camera and thinking for you... it was pleasant... It's not that much heavier than an m3 fully loaded with a good fast lens... the m5 is much maligned, but that's ok, it keeps them affordable. overall, it was a fresh and relaxing experience. 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/54536-new-member-of-family-m5/?do=findComment&comment=586194'>More sharing options...
innerimager Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share #25 Posted June 20, 2008 Hi- Great post. I saw it over on Rangefinder.com and was tempted to point you here, but here you are. Very cool camera...for sure. Congrats on yours. best...Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnkare Posted August 15, 2008 Share #26 Posted August 15, 2008 My M5 arrived and I put a roll of XP2 through it. Question for M5 users- In very low light, I find it very difficult to see the metering bar and shutter speed. In normal and less than normal light the finder is very bright as is the meter bar itself, but in a dark room, it's quite faint. Do you see this? I haven't had the M5 for very long, and haven't tried this in practice, but I think it's possible to use a keyring-flashlight to shine light into the metering bar from the window on top of the camera. My M5 has a problem with the shutter speed display. It shows about one stop wrong when going the other way, but not the other. I had the body fully CLA'd in our local good old mechanical camera shop (although it's not an official Leica repairer - we didn't have one in the whole country then), and the judgement was that it's so worn out that it's not repairable. A bummer, but I can get along with it. I don't think it has effect on the meter needle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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