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o0dano0o
02-16-2005, 20:17
.... and i couldn't believe that the plastic bit on the advancing arm was supposed to swing like that.

wild

i taped it up, and shot a roll. they prolly hate me over on leica forum on pnet now.

i'll never fit in with those cats!!

;)
back alley
02-16-2005, 21:06
they have cats on their forum?

congrats you cool cat! yeah...
o0dano0o
02-16-2005, 21:11
i just tried to type 'lol' but it wasn't long enough

rockin haha
Designer
02-17-2005, 00:07
Congratulations!
Nikon Bob
02-17-2005, 05:39
So that was your post. The plastic tip that pivots on the advance lever on my M4 bugs me too as I would have preferred an all metal one. In actual use I don't notice it. I think it is a common and known sore point on the newer M bodies. They really do not cut a person much slack at Leica forum at pnet. I look but do not participate there because of this.

Bob
Bob_McBob
02-17-2005, 06:11
They really do not cut a person much slack at Leica forum at pnet. I look but do not participate there because of this.
Huh? I read the thread too. Almost all replies are extremely courteous, with possibly two exceptions -- one of which being Dan's friend Stephen! There are certainly some real assholes on photo.net, but give credit where credit is due.
Nikon Bob
02-17-2005, 07:08
Yeah, you are right in that most responces were polite ( normal ) but it is ruined by a flippant responce to a person not known to the other and sets the stage for nasty replies. There seems to be a select few on that forum that seem to thrive on that sort of thing which for me ruins it.

Bob
SolaresLarrave
02-17-2005, 07:15
The pivoted advance lever gave my wife a chuckle when she saw it in my M6TTL. I considered it a nice detail. Later, when I handled a Leica M3, I came to appreciate it.

Enjoy your camera o0dan0o!
taffer
02-17-2005, 09:36
Yup, I've been trying a couple of Leica M4s today, and the plastic tip seems designed to behave that way.
back alley
02-17-2005, 09:47
what!????

it seems it's too late for oscar, the dark side has taken him...

did you see the post wanting to trade a canon p for that leica 3f?

maybe it's time.
joe
taffer
02-17-2005, 10:04
what!????

it seems it's too late for oscar, the dark side has taken him...

did you see the post wanting to trade a canon p for that leica 3f?

maybe it's time.
joe

you didn't let me finish it joe...

I tried that couple of M4s today, and I can only say one thing.

and it is.

P

And I'm serious this time but that's just me, it's all about tastes, you know I'm very open minded for these things and I respect all opinions :)

If you push me, I could even say something else, and it would be

7/7s

:)

The CL is another thing however, but it plays on a very different league.
back alley
02-17-2005, 10:07
P T L !!

my hours of prayer have been answered.

joe
taffer
02-17-2005, 10:18
LOL !

I'm afraid I need an explanation though, what does P T L mean ? :p

That said, they look like great solid and ver well done cameras, AND the shutter is WHISPER QUIET.
back alley
02-17-2005, 10:35
praise the lord
taffer
02-17-2005, 10:55
thanx :P

yes, your prayers worked, but the prices i paid for the canons helped a bit as well...
o0dano0o
02-17-2005, 11:10
Yeah, you are right in that most responces were polite ( normal ) but it is ruined by a flippant responce to a person not known to the other and sets the stage for nasty replies. There seems to be a select few on that forum that seem to thrive on that sort of thing which for me ruins it.

Bob


They were helpful this time - I didn't mean to imply that they weren't.

I guess I meant that I feel more at home here. Like on pnet, all I ever post is w/nw - I think the advancing arm response might be my first real post in the leica forum - heh.

cheers