Paul,
I must admit that I stayed away from the M-mount Leicas because of
cost. But then again I truly enjoy shooting my screwmount cameras.
This is not to say that I may not end up with an M-mount Leica in the
future...
To back the comment about beautiful cameras, I have had a couple of
sales clerks in photo stores in NYC comment on my IIIf. One asked me if
they could please handle it :-)
I am anxiously awaiting the three rolls I dropped off. I just found out
I will be working about 13-hour days so it may be the weekend ere I see
any of my results.
Hoping to fit in shooting with the IIIf along with my Pentaxes,
César
Panama City, Florida
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Excellent choice! Quite a few Leica fans consider the IIIf to be the
most beautiful camera ever made. I am counted among them.
On Feb 28, 2006, at 11:56 PM, Cesar wrote:
There are not many who would understand, but photographically I
wanted to let someone know how I have tried to extend myself
photographically.
I asked some list members for inputs since I was thinking about
rangefinders. Though, to be frank, I was interested in a Leica. I
had heard so much about them.
I ended up going to Adorama and spending quite a bit of time looking
at cameras - thanks go to my sister for being patient and letting me
have as much time as I needed to decide.
The M cameras were too expensive to consider, not knowing how I
would react to a rangefinder. So I looked at a screwmount Leica.
You can see http://groups.msn.com/MyRugbyPictures/misc.msnw?
action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=42
for a look at what I ended up with.
This is a 1950 Leica IIIf with a 1950 Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar
f=5cm 1:2.
I dropped off three rolls this afternoon and am anxiously looking to
getting them back after Thursday.
Funny thing - I ended up flying from NYC to Panama City through
Orlando. I was coming out of the restroom when I had an asian man
approach me. I had my Leica IIIf hanging around my neck. I don't
recall if I had my *istD over my shoulder.
He asked if I was a photographer and then asked if the camera around
my neck was a Leica. He also asked if I was there for PMA. He
smiled wished me a good day and then went away smiling. Would this
have happened with only a Pentax around my neck? How about a Nikon
or Canon?
Looking forward to a street festival this Friday when I will have
the IIIf and an LX around my neck. I guess I will also have an *ist
D with me too.
Hoping to keep up with the list,
César
Panama City, Florida
