mikal_grass Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 September 06, 2000. M6.85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_clark Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 M6 just less than a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_green1 Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 At this point, I don't own a Leica. I sold my M-4 after about 6 years and my CL after 9 years. I presently only use a Minolta CLE and a Voigtlander Bessa-T and L. My M-4 was sold shortly after I got my first Minolta CLE, when I realized that I preferred the CLE to the M-4. The Bessa-L is strictly dedicated to use with the CV 15mm lens. I've only owned my current CLE for for a couple of months, but I previously owned one for 12 years that got stolen. I replaced it with a CL, which I sold at around the same time that I got the current CLE. Barring another theft or unrepairable problem with the CLE, I believe that I am now set, using predominantly the CLE and Bessa-T. I just bought a second Bessa-T, strictly as a backup, now that they can be gotten for $200 new via PhotoVillage. It's a darn fine camera for $200, and it's strengths are highly complementary to the CLE's only weaknesses (mainly ease of shooting in deliberate metered manual mode, and focusing accuracy with long or fast lenses). I certainly WOULD have been faithful to a Minolta CLE for decades, had not a thief intervened. To me, I'd certainly rather have an outfit with 2 Minolta CLEs, and 2 Voigtlander Bessa-Ts than a single M-6 or M-7 for around the same amount of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_georg_wolf Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Nr. 1: LEICA M4 in 1969 Nr. 2: M2 in 1975 Nr. 3: M5 in 1980 Nr. 4: M6 in 1986 Nr. 5: R7 in 1996; Nr. 1 and Nr. 7 were new, the others s/h. Just now saving for the M7 ... PS: Some time inbetween, a LEICA I and a IIIG, just for the feel of it. Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_georg_wolf Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Oops, sorry: new were Nr. 1, 4 and 5. Most likely the M7 as well. Regrads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 <<My dad bought an M3 in 1956, at my suggestion. I was a teenager at the time. He had no photographic aptitude so he gave me the camera in 1957, so I'm going on 56 years with the M3. -- George L. Doolittle>> The very first "DDD" preproduction M3 from 1953 is only 49 years old, so how do you figure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger c Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 I've had the IIIa for a mere 3 months. I'll be happy when I've got a IIIf (I'll keep the IIIa - it's beautiful) and 35/50/90 lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamshooter Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Bought my M3 a few months ago. It looks to be almost twice as old as I am. I've had a G2 for much longer, and I'm thinking I might sell it..., but only to purchase a 90mm, and 35mm for my M3. The M3 is a keeper for me, I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Lots of used stuff, but the new ones are as follows: 1953-IIIfRDST/ 1962-M2/ 1976-M5/ 1985-CL (50yr NOS for my 50th birthday)/ 1991-M6/ 2000-AF-C1 NOS/ 2003-we'll see. Thus, a new body about every decade. But the M6 is still in it's original box, and I really don't know if I want an M7. I also have about a dozen lenses, all bought new, so you see that Leica shouldn't have any complaints about me not supporting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph_barker Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 I don't "own" my Leicas. I simply paid for the privilege of being their caretaker. (lol) Seriously, I added my first Leica about 3 years ago, and have enjoyed the additional capabilities it has provided. I don't see it as a matter of being "faithful" to a single camera, though. If I need perspective control, or a large negative, I don't hesitate to haul out the 4x5. Or, if I need the shot in minutes, it doesn't bother me to shoot digital. It's just a tool, not a spouse. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_chefurka1 Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Well, let's see...what time is it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_clark Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Jay, why be such a literalist? He simply made a slip in the maths, 1957-2003 is 46 not 56. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Herr Wolf, why no M3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_lofquist Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 My Leica IIIc as a Christmas gift in 1951. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey L.T. von Glück Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 My grandfather bought his M3 and 35/50/90 Summicrons in the late 1950s; some relative bought them at a PX in West Germany. I inherited everything in 1977 when he died. The M3 was traded for an M2 in the 1980s and I bought an M6 .72 "classic" in the early '90s. But I'm still using those three original Summicrons since 1977 and would never part with them (partly for sentimental reasons). I've since added a 28/2.8 Elmarit, 135/4 Tele-Elmar and 200/4 Telyt, plus a bunch of reflex gear and lenses. Jeffrey L. T. von Gluck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_boyle3 Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 M4 - 1967 M2 - 1972 Visoflex III, Bellows II - 1974 Lenses: 35 to 280 - 1967 to 1978 Once one has used one of these Leicas other cameeras just don't feel right. I started with my father's IIIF in 1961 (my sister lost it for me) and have been stuck on Leicas ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_killick9 Posted January 19, 2003 Author Share Posted January 19, 2003 It's heartening to see how loyal people are to their Leicas - and to see that old Leicas are still going strong after all these years. People here certainly don't rush out to buy the newest gear. Which is not to say at all that the old gear is better than the new . It's just that a good product is rewarded with long-term loyalty...long may it continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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