TheGodParticle/Hari Posted July 2, 2022 Share #301 Posted July 2, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 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! 15 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4463966'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 Hi TheGodParticle/Hari, Take a look here I love my M5. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Knipsknecht Posted July 3, 2022 Share #302 Posted July 3, 2022 Wow, that looks like an almost brand new M5😃! What do you think of the Adox Color Mission? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted July 4, 2022 Share #303 Posted July 4, 2022 10 hours ago, Knipsknecht said: Wow, that looks like an almost brand new M5😃! What do you think of the Adox Color Mission? Bought it from an elderly gentleman who literally never used it 😱 It was not sealed, but in mint condition with packaging and papers. He had not put even a single roll of film through it. And it works flawlessly. I just finished shooting 3 rolls of the Color Mission, sending to a lab for dev/scan tomorrow. Will reply back here shortly with links to the images 🤩 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OR120 Posted July 4, 2022 Share #304 Posted July 4, 2022 On 1/26/2021 at 10:10 PM, xxxlilxxx said: Only Leica M i have. Love M5 most from all Leica Ms 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! As you say and - So True! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted July 7, 2022 Share #305 Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) Spot metering of M5, when it's well use can do wonder, why I use M5 with slides... seen many times, as here for example ... . 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! clever metering of M5 second to none I repeat here the area seen in VF Edited July 7, 2022 by a.noctilux 11 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! clever metering of M5 second to none I repeat here the area seen in VF ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4467027'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 7, 2022 Share #306 Posted July 7, 2022 1975 with a Summicron 35 (II): 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4467190'>More sharing options...
williamj Posted March 7, 2023 Share #307 Posted March 7, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Upping this it's dropped down too far 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted March 7, 2023 Share #308 Posted March 7, 2023 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! 11 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4714511'>More sharing options...
Bo-Sixten Posted March 10, 2023 Share #309 Posted March 10, 2023 The new partner to my M3, M4 and MA. Taken with M10M and 50mm APO-Summicron. 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! 9 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4718194'>More sharing options...
Huss Posted March 11, 2023 Share #310 Posted March 11, 2023 Mine 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4718901'>More sharing options...
Matlock Posted March 11, 2023 Share #311 Posted March 11, 2023 Mine. 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4719291'>More sharing options...
Hintsalae Posted March 11, 2023 Share #312 Posted March 11, 2023 Mine 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 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4720076'>More sharing options...
Kl@usW. Posted March 12, 2023 Share #313 Posted March 12, 2023 vor 10 Stunden schrieb Hintsalae: Mine 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! Ouch !! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kl@usW. Posted March 12, 2023 Share #314 Posted March 12, 2023 This seems the place to ask: I sold my M5 ( together with a steel rim Summilux ) sometime in the late 90´s of the last century because of... ennui and recurring problems with the sticky meter, ah, and upcoming AF... Hate myself for this and maybe it´s the time for putting a band aid on that festering sore: - after all the years: what are the weak points to look after when hunting for a nice M5 ? - are there spare parts for the camera ? -for the meter ? - did you modify the meter for 1,5 volts or do you use adapters ? -any suggestions ? thank you for your answers, K. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted March 12, 2023 Share #315 Posted March 12, 2023 29 minutes ago, Kl@usW. said: - did you modify the meter for 1,5 volts or do you use adapters ? thank you for your answers, K. Use adapters as the silver oxide S625PX battery is no longer available. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted March 12, 2023 Share #316 Posted March 12, 2023 The only weak point I know of on the M5 is the contact inside the battery chamber. The one in mine snapped off at the base where it hinges due to metal fatigue. It's a very thin, narrow piece of metal. The one in the M6 is much better - a thick swirl of metal that acts as both a contact and a spring - no need for a hinge. So I'd definitely check that. Otherwise, as you'll remember, it's a tremendous camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hintsalae Posted March 12, 2023 Share #317 Posted March 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Kl@usW. said: - are there spare parts for the camera ? -for the meter ? - did you modify the meter for 1,5 volts or do you use adapters ? -any suggestions ? thank you for your answers, K. Spare parts are officially not available when I was asking about them. Some technicians still have old stock. Shutter might break in earlier models. Mine did and serial is 1347xxx. Also my frameline mask delaminated and made focusing difficult. Also nonobtainium part, so I just milled new from brass with cnc. Rest of the camera is beautifully made. With batteries I also recommend silver oxide and adapters. I created one with schottky diode bat43. Costs cents and works flawlessly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted May 9, 2023 Share #318 Posted May 9, 2023 Not seeing much love here for the M5. After fifty years, I finally found and grabbed one; a little-used, one-owner, estate sale camera with a black rigid-Summicron. It should be here on Friday (seller's image) USPS. The M5 was built of unobtanium in 1971 when they came out, and for the past fifty-two years I've thought about picking one up. I got the camera, lens and case for the average current price of the lens alone. I'm in hopes that fifty years of storage has treated the body well. This is a three-lug model with a 1358xxx s/n which puts it as a 1973 production camera, the same year I graduated from high school and began my career in photography. I find it interesting that there were only 33.5k M5s produced in total. I remember the horrible press the camera got among Leicaphiles when it was released in 1971. Having shot M-series bodies now since 1974, and having an M3 it will be interesting to get to "know" the M5. Other than the Summicrons I have with both, all of the other lenses I have are Canon Serenars in LTM used with adapters on my M bodies. 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 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4767934'>More sharing options...
Huss Posted May 9, 2023 Share #319 Posted May 9, 2023 I just replaced the loose knuckle lever with an MP film advance lever. 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/84399-i-love-my-m5/?do=findComment&comment=4768021'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted May 9, 2023 Share #320 Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Huss said: I just replaced the loose knuckle lever with an MP film advance lever. 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! That looks quite handsome, actually. Well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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