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09-24-2010
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My M5s need red dots!
SolaresLarrave is offline
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: DeKalb, IL, USA
Age: 53
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What did I do now?
Today, I shipped my M5 to Sherry... and just a few minutes ago, I purchased a BGN case for it and an EX copy of the Leica M5 instruction manual.
This camera is really getting under my skin. Soon enough I won't post here... I see it in my future... I'll be around town and campus, shooting away with the camera, and reading the manual as if it were a bible...
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09-24-2010
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Keith is offline
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Australia
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M5 owners are an interesting bunch ... the camera seems to have an effect that no other Leica does.
Perhaps I should have used mine more when I had it? 
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09-24-2010
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ʎlʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝS
kdemas is offline
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Francisco...you have a serious case of the M5s I'm afraid. Use a 50 with it first when it comes back, great 50 view from that bad boy 
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09-24-2010
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isn't up to a whole lot
Alpacaman is offline
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Location: Chch, New Zealand
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kdemas
Francisco...you have a serious case of the M5s
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Last I heard there was a cream for that. You rub it on the affected area (in this case, the M5) and it slowly turns into an M6...
Although what you would do if someone caught you rubbing ointment all over your M5 I do not know |
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09-24-2010
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Brian Sweeney is offline
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Remember the Episode from Star Trek with the M5!
Do not wire the Phaser control into it.
Load with film, put in Button Battery with less than 1.2 Terawatts of power, take some pictures with it.
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09-24-2010
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ʎlʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝS
kdemas is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Sweeney
Remember the Episode from Star Trek with the M5!
Do not wire the Phaser control into it.
Load with film, put in Button Battery with less than 1.2 Terawatts of power, take some pictures with it.
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Hopefully Francisco's M5 still has a working Dialithium Crystal. Those can be pricey to replace  |
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09-24-2010
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Olympus E-M5/Nikon FE
DNG is offline
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Camby, Indiana
Age: 59
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Sorry to hear your plight.
Hopefully, Sherry won't need to do an MRI.
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09-24-2010
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Keith is offline
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"It's a camera Jim but not as we know it!"
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09-24-2010
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My M5s need red dots!
SolaresLarrave is offline
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: DeKalb, IL, USA
Age: 53
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Heck, I'm the one who needs an MRI now! Three days with this silly camera and I am buying accessories that I didn't bother with for my Nikon S2. And it also got sent to the mending place BEFORE the S2 (whose repair was a lot less draining, according to Pete Smith).
BTW, the dialithium works perfectly with 35mm objectives, and the polarization they create also makes a richer FOV.
Last edited by SolaresLarrave : 09-24-2010 at 18:58.
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09-24-2010
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Brian Sweeney is offline
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Well, it's a Good thing that Sherry is a camera repair engineer and not a Doctor.
Come to think of it, My Leica IIIf, Nicca III, and Yashica Electro-X have radioactive sources in their lenses.
And the EP2 gets used with Calcium Fluorite Crystal lenses.
Last edited by Brian Sweeney : 09-24-2010 at 18:48.
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09-24-2010
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My M5s need red dots!
SolaresLarrave is offline
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Location: DeKalb, IL, USA
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Time for a scan with Bones McCoy, Brian.
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09-24-2010
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Testosterone Powered
Hibbs is offline
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC
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SL...you've sent it to the right person. Last year I had a telephone conversation with Sherry...and she considers the M5 the best of breed.
I am sure you will be most pleased with Sherry's work.
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09-24-2010
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My M5s need red dots!
SolaresLarrave is offline
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Location: DeKalb, IL, USA
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I'm sure, Hibbs... but my bank account won't.
Heck, life is short.
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09-24-2010
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menos is offline
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Shanghai
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Sweeney
Remember the Episode from Star Trek with the M5!
Do not wire the Phaser control into it.
Load with film, put in Button Battery with less than 1.2 Terawatts of power, take some pictures with it.
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Episode from Star Trek with the M5 ?
Ok - found it:
" "Fantastic machine, the M-5. No off switch."
- McCoy, as the Enterprise chases the Woden"
Last edited by menos : 09-24-2010 at 20:20.
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09-24-2010
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StayAtHome Dad & Photog
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Madison, WI
Age: 49
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Love the M5. If I ever get a M body, that's the one I want. I'd put my Summitar on there and be a happy shooting fool
Have fun Francisco!
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09-24-2010
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ʎlʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝS
kdemas is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith
"It's a camera Jim but not as we know it!"
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"Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor not a camera repair monkey"! |
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09-29-2010
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Paul Luscher is offline
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Sir. you have a bad case of Leicaddiction. In my case, the "gateway drug" was an old beat-up M3 I bought many, many years ago....
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09-29-2010
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My M5s need red dots!
SolaresLarrave is offline
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Location: DeKalb, IL, USA
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My ordered accessories may come in tomorrow... and Sherry hasn't contacted me yet! 
Oh, well... there are other things in life. In the meanwhile, I've been shooting with my M4-2, and contemplating the sale of my medium format gear.
One can live without an M5... as long as there are sleeping pills available! |
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09-29-2010
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Hilm3 is offline
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Location: South Pasadena, CA
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Enjoy your M5. I purchased mine shortly after Sherry CLA'd it and that was 9-10 years ago. It still looks and feels beautiful!
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10-10-2010
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My M5s need red dots!
SolaresLarrave is offline
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Location: DeKalb, IL, USA
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<whine>Camera case and M5 manual came in one piece. Then, an eyeglass protector from DAG arrived, a fresh 1.5 Volt battery, and I purchased a 35mm lens from an RFF member (coming in from Halifax). Just yesterday, a strap (nice discrete dark blue from Optech). This camera is getting more goodies than my son!
But since Sherry's not calling, I guess I'll get to have it after Halloween... Drat! </whine>
Sorry about the rant... At least, to treat the jonesing, I've been trying to get busy and thus developed some film, did some housecleaning, updated my blogs, scanned old slides and negs and did other things that please the wife and child. But then, once the camera comes and I can go out and shoot... they'll have to forget and forgive!
If I were not to have a colonoscopy in two days, I'd ask for suggestions, but I'll be plenty busy tomorrow... |
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10-10-2010
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ʎlʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝS
kdemas is offline
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No 15mm "Al Kaplan style" self portraits during the colonoscopy Francisco! All kidding aside, I hope you get a clean bill of health.
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10-13-2010
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My M5s need red dots!
SolaresLarrave is offline
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The biggest and most expensive accessory for my M5 came in today: a CV Nokton Classic 35mm f1.4 SC, purchased from Andrew (merciful), an RFF member.
I must say, he said it was used... but it did NOT show it one bit. I got the hood separately, from Adorama. I'll try to post a photo of the lens... as soon as I get my M5!
Let's hope Sherry heard me screaming... Take care, my fellow snapshooters! |
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10-13-2010
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CSG123 is offline
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Uh, she has a phone number and has answered it every time I've called which was as recently as this morning...
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10-13-2010
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That's really me
ItsReallyDarren is offline
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Location: Bay Area, Ca
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There must be a bug affecting all camera repair techs. Two of which have something of mine and have yet to return my messages.
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10-14-2010
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Konicaze
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Would it help you to look at someone-else's M5 while you are waiting on yours?
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