If your Leica does not look like this, then you are not shooting enough!
claude batmanghelidj , Nov 30, 2004; 08:36 p.m.
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claude batmanghelidj , Nov 30, 2004; 08:37 p.m.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30030&item=3855550637&rd=1
claude batmanghelidj , Nov 30, 2004; 08:39 p.m.
Donald Carroll , Nov 30, 2004; 08:50 p.m.
Yeah, that's cool. But didn't you just have your camera painted because it
was looking a little beat? : ) Let's see you turn your yellow M4 into one of
these! And we'll look forward to seeing lots and lots of cool pix along the way!
Stephen W. 
, Nov 30, 2004; 08:53 p.m.
I saw that auction, includes a 21, 3.4 SA I believe from the New York Times.
Pass
Al Kaplan - Miami, FL , Nov 30, 2004; 08:58 p.m.
Nice camera with a great lens! For a user that was a great price too!
Stephen W. , Nov 30, 2004; 09:05 p.m.
Yeah Al, even with a CLA for all, it was a good price. Is it more worn than your M2-R?
Al Kaplan - Miami, FL , Nov 30, 2004; 09:11 p.m.
Let's just say that I had a double-stroke M3 that I sold within the past year or so that was in worse shape than this one. MUCH worse! But it still worked to perfection. The M2-R does look a bit rough though, with some brassing and dents.
C D , Nov 30, 2004; 10:22 p.m.
I like Sal DiMarco's Leica.
Michael Ging 
, Nov 30, 2004; 10:27 p.m.
Old soldiers never die, they just fade to ebay.............
D30 Gaijin , Nov 30, 2004; 10:37 p.m.
>>This has to be the coolest Leica I have ever seen.<<
Sorry, but this is getting really strange. Who gives a hoot what a camera looks like? Anyone can buy a beat up old Leica, that doesn't make YOUR photos any better than if you have a beautiful new Leica, Nikon, Canon, Zeiss Ikon, Pentax, Olympus, what have you. If you want an ugly... oops I mean "cool" camera I can help you out... but it ain't going to make YOUR photos any better. Ugly or brand new hasn't made a nickels worth of difference in my photos. They suck! I, clearly, have other issues to work on with regards to my photos. Maybe you do too.
I'm starting to see the merits of Grant, Jeff, Eric, and Steve's messages... and that worries me.
Jeff Callen - Chicago, IL , Nov 30, 2004; 10:44 p.m.
Jeff Callen - Chicago, IL , Nov 30, 2004; 10:44 p.m.
from the cameraquest site:<BR><IMG SRC="http://www.cameraquest.com/jpg6/
M4_Winograd_7.jpg">
Jeff Callen - Chicago, IL , Nov 30, 2004; 10:45 p.m.
...and now really from the cameraquest site:
jason gold , Nov 30, 2004; 11:20 p.m.
my M3 is between these conditions.Recently went for CLA and the technician asked prior to seeing it the serial number,it's in 1.1million."Oh!" He said, "a "collectors"! When he saw it...it was only about fixing it!Leicas are to be used! Not collected!
Richie Chishty , Nov 30, 2004; 11:29 p.m.
Richie Chishty , Nov 30, 2004; 11:33 p.m.
Jim Marshall's Leica M4...
Jim Marshall's Leica M4...
Richie Chishty , Nov 30, 2004; 11:34 p.m.
Elliott Erwitt's Leica M3.
Elliott Erwitt's Leica M3.
S. Linke , Dec 01, 2004; 12:50 a.m.
Wow, nobody's called these cameras "sexy" yet. Maybe there's hope for this forum after all...
feli , Dec 01, 2004; 03:28 a.m.
Sal diMarco's M2 cameras
"Happy snaps" as Sal would say.
Sal diMarco black paint M2's with Leicavit (original)
feli , Dec 01, 2004; 03:31 a.m.
George Rodger's (one of the 4 founding members of Magnum) Nikon kit
George Rodger's Nikon kit
feli , Dec 01, 2004; 03:33 a.m.
George Rodger's Nikon kit
Adrian Morgan , Dec 01, 2004; 05:05 a.m.
Hey - Elliots M3 has a filter on it - The LUG would lynch him!!!
John Dorfman , Dec 01, 2004; 11:01 a.m.
Where do the photos of George Rodger's outfit come from?
feli , Dec 01, 2004; 11:30 a.m.
The kit was auctioned by www.westlicht-auction.com.
Rodger shot Leica and Contax during the war, but seems to have switched to Nikon
rangefinders at some point. My guess would be, because the Contax series was
discontinued and the Nikon was a very similar in design or simply the fact that they were
cheaper and Rodger was often strapped for cash.
.[. Z , Dec 01, 2004; 12:24 p.m.
Where's Erwitt's F1s? Where are his EOS bodies? After all, he shoots with them more
than he does Leicas today (and for most of his commercial assignments)....
John Dorfman , Dec 01, 2004; 02:00 p.m.
Feli, thanks for the Westlicht site. It's got great pictures and information.
Lee Shively , Dec 01, 2004; 07:10 p.m.
"Where's Erwitt's F1s? Where are his EOS bodies? After all, he shoots with them more than he does Leicas today (and for most of his commercial assignments)...."
Try the Canon forums.
.[. Z , Dec 01, 2004; 08:56 p.m.
Nice point: scrub history while offering yourselves emotional bucking-up.
S. LIU , Dec 01, 2004; 11:13 p.m.
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Jonathan Reynolds , Dec 02, 2004; 06:10 a.m.
Evidently Erwit didn't have a case for his Leica.
That pressure plate of Winogrand's reminds me of the Turin Shroud, which was shown to be a medieval fake, if I remember correctly. Anyway, it sure didn't happen in Winogrand's active lifetime.
