Now this, at least, is pretty funny.

[merciful]

Well, the M2 busting on the first wind is actually somewhat amusing, now that I've salved the wound with a little conjugal bliss (and expressed the sucker back.) But this one is really good...

I didn't know my Summitar was collapsible. It never occured to me: I was shooting last night at a party, and wondered why it was turning where it shouldn't; and well, it should.

I can be remarkably unaware sometimes. And now my M3 doesn't take up too much more space than the Rollei 35.

[FrankS]

Good one, Merciful!

Are you sure the M2 was really broken?

[merciful]

Smart guy! Unfortunately, yes; I spent some time messing about to see if there was anything I could have buggered up, but they're so simple, as you know. Won't wind, won't fire...

[FrankS]

Did it reach the end of the counter? Does it lock up then? I'm not sure.

[back alley]

we need these happenings to keep us humble.

i myself prefer not to be too humble though.

joe

[taffer]

Well, better that than finding that your Summitar was collapsible WHEN mounted on a Leica CL... ouch ! :eek:

No no Gene, don't worry, it was hypothetical :p

[merciful]

Did it reach the end of the counter? Does it lock up then? I'm not sure.

No, that was one of the things I checked in desperation. I popped out the spool, reset the counter to zero; all that jazz. Besides: the shutter is jammed half-way through a cycle, and has a little hump in it; it ain't right in there at all.

[merciful]

we need these happenings to keep us humble.

i myself prefer not to be too humble though.

joe

I have nasty issues with humility. A little jolt now-and-then doesn't hurt.

[back alley]

i sensed that about you.
somewhat similar to myself but i'm guessing you're younger than me. with age comes a slower movement to mouth and mind and more importantly movement.
can't 'fight' like i used to...

joe

[FrankS]

Most of us do need reminding to be humble. I've mentioned before that it seems to me that life gives me uncannily well-timed slaps in the face whenever I gloat or become too full of myself.

[merciful]

i sensed that about you.
somewhat similar to myself but i'm guessing you're younger than me. with age comes a slower movement to mouth and mind and more importantly movement.
can't 'fight' like i used to...

joe

I'm in better shape all the time, now: but even more importantly, I'm slowly becoming more peaceful.

[back alley]

cool

joe

[Doug]

Did it reach the end of the counter? Does it lock up then? I'm not sure. That's a useful thought, Frank, but no they don't lock up at some high-point on the counter. The M2 manually-reset external counter wheel just keeps rotating!

Years ago when Ilford briefly offered HP5 in 72-exposure rolls, I tried it in my M2. The counter made about two revolutions to reach the end of the film... Have no idea what would happen with other cameras, interesting question.

[Krasnaya_Zvezda]

Well, the M2 busting on the first wind is actually somewhat amusing, now that I've salved the wound with a little conjugal bliss (and expressed the sucker back.) But this one is really good...

I didn't know my Summitar was collapsible. It never occured to me: I was shooting last night at a party, and wondered why it was turning where it shouldn't; and well, it should.

I can be remarkably unaware sometimes. And now my M3 doesn't take up too much more space than the Rollei 35.

You are a better man than I; if I had an M2 that broke on the first wind, I'm afraid my attempt at 'conjugal bliss' would probably be a failure as well--- How could you concentrate?

[merciful]

How could you concentrate?

Ahhh, just great material with which to work...

[Pherdinand]

Hhehe.
I still remember when I bought the contax IIIa with its meter described as "dead" - the meter wheel was turned fully CLOCKWISE opposite to the suggestion in the manual; this way it will never react on light of course. When i figured this out, it took only half a second to "repair it".