fotomas Posted May 19, 2023 Share #341 Posted May 19, 2023 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! 10 1 1 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=4775174'>More sharing options...
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Huss Posted May 19, 2023 Share #342 Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, fotomas said: 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! Who took the photo? Left or right? Edited May 19, 2023 by Huss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted May 19, 2023 Share #343 Posted May 19, 2023 M5, Lomo Minitar 32, Acros. 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 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=4775353'>More sharing options...
fotomas Posted May 19, 2023 Share #344 Posted May 19, 2023 vor 2 Stunden schrieb Huss: Who took the photo? Left or right? In this case left. We have to wait for the film in the M5 to be developed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted May 20, 2023 Share #345 Posted May 20, 2023 Forgot which lens, ADOX Color Mission 200 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=4776190'>More sharing options...
Huss Posted May 20, 2023 Share #346 Posted May 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheGodParticle/Hari said: Forgot which lens, ADOX Color Mission 200 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! Love the warmth in that image! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted May 20, 2023 Share #347 Posted May 20, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 3 minutes ago, Huss said: Love the warmth in that image! Thank you! The warmth of the sunset was brilliantly captured with help from the M5 and the punchy Color Mission Film 🎉🍻 And the unknown lens seems to have a good job too 😄 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
costa43 Posted June 27, 2024 Share #348 Posted June 27, 2024 The outlier, the rebel. For me the most beautiful of M cameras and after the first roll, the easiest and fastest to meter and shoot. What an underrated bit of design and engineering. Off I go for some sunset shots👌 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=5391579'>More sharing options...
ktmrider2 Posted June 28, 2024 Share #349 Posted June 28, 2024 I owned an M5 for a couple years and moved to a mint M4. It is just so different from other M film cameras. I enjoyed mine and still believe it is the most advanced of all M film camera designs (except M7 maybe). It failed in the market place due to being quite expensive at the time vs the Nikon F and competition with the Leica CL which had an identical meter but cost one third to one half of the M5. With the cult like worship of Leica found here, most people will not acknowledge that Leica spent over 10 years in the development of this camera. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
costa43 Posted June 29, 2024 Share #350 Posted June 29, 2024 (edited) I tried a few different bodies and the m5 was my favourite to use. I can meter with my eye in the viewfinder and see a live shutter speed to ensure I don’t go too slow. That was a clincher for me. I will buy a 2nd body once a good example crosses my path. I also love the design. It’s beautiful in an industrial kind of way Edited June 29, 2024 by costa43 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted July 12, 2024 Share #351 Posted July 12, 2024 Just seen this c. 50 years young M5: https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/leica-m5/sku-2609503 – If cameras could speak it could tell a few tales about its long life. The fact that it's offered with a 6 month guarantee says much about its original build quality – irrespective of its charismatic 'wabi sabi'. dunk 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mboujong Posted July 21, 2024 Share #352 Posted July 21, 2024 (edited) . Edited July 21, 2024 by mboujong Bitte Löschen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mboujong Posted July 21, 2024 Share #353 Posted July 21, 2024 My Leica M5 with Summilux 35/1.4 Steelrim 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=5440182'>More sharing options...
costa43 Posted July 27, 2024 Share #354 Posted July 27, 2024 VM 50mm Apo on a 53 year old camera. Looks 👌 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=5448720'>More sharing options...
Don Flynn Posted June 28 Share #355 Posted June 28 Return of the Zombie M5 Thread 😁 My M5 right after I got it back from DAG a couple of months ago It has a few friends to keep it company now 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Araquel Posted June 29 Share #356 Posted June 29 14 hours ago, Don Flynn said: Return of the Zombie M5 Thread 😁 My M5 right after I got it back from DAG a couple of months ago What did DAG do to your M5? And how long did the service take? Costly? A recent service to my M5 (where they were just supposed to lubricate rangefinder arm) has caused my meter to be way off. Lesson learned. I need to bring it to an M5 specialist like DAG or Sherry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Flynn Posted June 29 Share #357 Posted June 29 5 hours ago, Ed Araquel said: What did DAG do to your M5? And how long did the service take? Costly? A recent service to my M5 (where they were just supposed to lubricate rangefinder arm) has caused my meter to be way off. Lesson learned. I need to bring it to an M5 specialist like DAG or Sherry. I had DAG do a full "overhaul" (his words) and battery update to modern specs. It feels like a new camera IMO. $590 total with shipping, took about 6 weeks back in March. He's a bit slower now due to backlog, he did my 2 M6's since then and that took 7-8 weeks. I understand Sherry is a tad cheaper but can take longer. I'm hoping to get a 2nd M5 the next few months and might let her do her thing on it. Not sure yet, good M5's are hard to find outside of Evilbay Japan and I had lousy luck there recently with a "mint" Nikon F2 that was anything but "mint" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Araquel Posted June 30 Share #358 Posted June 30 6 hours ago, Don Flynn said: I had DAG do a full "overhaul" (his words) and battery update to modern specs. It feels like a new camera IMO. $590 total with shipping, took about 6 weeks back in March. He's a bit slower now due to backlog, he did my 2 M6's since then and that took 7-8 weeks. Ok good to know..I’ll just use an external meter for now until I can let it go for 8 weeks. Eek! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Flynn Posted June 30 Share #359 Posted June 30 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ed Araquel said: Ok good to know..I’ll just use an external meter for now until I can let it go for 8 weeks. Eek! If it were me and you have another M body film camera to use, I would bite the bullet and just get it done now while you can. I look at DAG and Golden Touch as resources that us film Leica owners won't have in a few years. Don and Sherry are both in their 70's. Don is training his son from what I've read but he won't have the same experience with M5's as his father has given the limited number of them on the market in "shooters" hands as it were. Edited June 30 by Don Flynn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Araquel Posted June 30 Share #360 Posted June 30 14 minutes ago, Don Flynn said: If it were me and you have another M body film camera to use, I would bite the bullet and just get it done now while you can… Unfortunately the M5 is my only normal 35mm camera. I have cameras that each fill a different niche: the M5, Bronica ETRSi with pano 35mm back, Hasselblad 501C, Fuji GW690III, Polaroid 600SE, and Linhof Master Technika 4x5. But you’re right I should probably bite the bullet before it’s too late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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