Image of my altered digital M3

Well, eat your hearts out. Here's my old M3, just back from DAG. It's been modified by

the best of our technical wizards so that I have a slide-in cartridge that captures

images at 30 MG, RAW files to 90 MG. Note the downside though: the 32 MG cf card

that you see was as big as he could go, so the camera is now a single image machine.

 

But it sure looks cool. And it beats the Canon 1Ds. He even made the Leica lens work,

which they haven't figured out in Germany. Oh, another downside: price. Don has just

invoiced me about a cool $42,000 for the work. Of course he did have six trips to

Japan (w/ two 2 side trips to Taiwan). If you've wondered why repairs had slowed

down at Don's, now you know. My apologies!

 

So far this sweet machine is a one of a kind. Geez, I might even put it on eB**. Think

of the rarity factor! Anyone who wants to write me off-line with offers is welcome.

 

[My apologies to Don.]<div></div>

Whatever you are drinking, Patrick, I'll take a case.

Photo made using the increasingly infamous G5.

Now that's a camera. I meant the M, not the flash card though.

Patrick, why do you use the 50 accessory finder when you have the M3's .91x mag built-in viewfinder? Just curious.

Andrew, for me the 50mm finder means 1) virtually no squinting, and 2) a faster view.

I use finders for all of my lens, and have for years. Just easier.

"Whatever you are drinking, Patrick, I'll take a case."

 

Me too :-)

$42,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks for the tip about the external finder.

 

--Alex

don't know what you did smoke, Patrick, but I want the same thing.

 

:D

Here is the real thing:Leica M3 2.1M digital<P>

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Leica M3 digital with lens cap, photo by Gerald McMullon<p>

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Leica M3 digital with genuine leather case, photo Gerald McMullon<p>