Re: Coming back to the barn...

2011-09-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Bob W wrote: > I had a M4-2 for a few years alongside the M3 which I still have. Simplicity > is exactly the quality that makes Leica stand out for me, and where they've > fortunately managed to continue with the M8s & M9s. I hope they remember > that, and I hope t

RE: Coming back to the barn...

2011-09-02 Thread Bob W
> This one isn't beat up, looks properly used but very pretty. Here it > is with the CV Skopar 50mm f/2.5 fitted, without and with the > half-case fitted. The half-case makes it very nice in the hands > although it slows down changing the film: > > http://homepage.mac.com/godders/leicam4-2-case.jp

Re: Coming back to the barn...

2011-09-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
This one isn't beat up, looks properly used but very pretty. Here it is with the CV Skopar 50mm f/2.5 fitted, without and with the half-case fitted. The half-case makes it very nice in the hands although it slows down changing the film: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/leicam4-2-case.jpg http://hom

Re: Coming back to the barn...

2011-09-02 Thread David Mann
On Sep 2, 2011, at 4:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A user Leica M4-2 arrived yesterday. BGN grade out of KEH. Better than the > rating as always, it seems: aside from little signs of being handled and > used, the only "less than perfect" evidence is that the rangefinder is > slightly out of

Coming back to the barn...

2011-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A user Leica M4-2 arrived yesterday. BGN grade out of KEH. Better than the rating as always, it seems: aside from little signs of being handled and used, the only "less than perfect" evidence is that the rangefinder is slightly out of vertical alignment. I tested the frame line selector with S