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Peter, you have finally purchased a camera that you will never part with & a perfect stable mate. I have the same kit & it stands ready at arms for my use. I true pleasure & treasure to use & behold. Congrats & let the posting begin. One day, you need to drag the kit & yourself into town so we can make music together. Congrats.

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Very nice Peter. Out of curiosity, why three M's? I could see two....one for color and one for B&W.

 

Fair question Jeff. I actually have 4 film bodies at the present time. An M7 0.85 for using with my 75/1.4 and 90 mm lenses, and a 50 lux. A 0.72 for 24mm, 35mm . lenses These are my main shooters, and the 2 view finders let longer and shooter lenses stay on when I carry both. The M5 was my look into manual metering only, as all my prior cameras has fully automatic metering before the M8/7. I think the M3 will replace the M5 as a truly old school way of shooting, I love it's size and feel. The M5 will likely go, but I do like seeing the shutter speed in the finder a lot. best...Peter

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Peter, you have finally purchased a camera that you will never part with & a perfect stable mate. I have the same kit & it stands ready at arms for my use. I true pleasure & treasure to use & behold. Congrats & let the posting begin. One day, you need to drag the kit & yourself into town so we can make music together. Congrats.

 

Thanks Ben. The M3 really is a marvel and a gem. To think that in many important ways, the original is still the greatest, with it's amazing finder and ergonomics. I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to meeting up with you and others in the city, I'm just soooo busy. That Freddy Hubbard Memorial would be a no brainer if I lived in town, but I'm going to try and get free early enough Monday to make it. It will happen though. Best...Peter

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My favorites are at both ends of the M spectrum.

 

My old M3 DS, loaded with Tri X and

 

My M8.2

 

Both get lots of use (I'm now in Al Basrah, Iraq)

 

Hi Frank- I'm certain you have many interesting images from Iraq, and I bet the M3 has some advantages in some of the settings you are shooting, no dust worries, no batteries, smaller. Anyway, I wish you a speedy return home and an even healthier one. best....Peter

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