Leica M5 Collapsible lenses? - Leica and Rangefinders - Photo.net
网页Posted September 10, 2010. <p>In the 1970s, when I couldn't possibly buy an M5, I nevertheless collected literature on it from a Leica agent. I recall that the recommendation for collapsible lenses was, as Arthur Plumpton says, Dymo tape stuck on the barrel to keep the lens from collapsing. Obviously the purpose would be served by any other tape.
Leica M5 or M6? - Leica and Rangefinders - Photo.net
网页2011年5月8日 · The M5 was the last Leica camera produced by Leitz. Very well constructed, much brighter viewfinder and, unlike M6, no plastic interior parts prone to wear. For me match needle is much easier and faster than fiddlely matching diodes. My wife bought an M5 the week camera was put on the market and it is her favorite camera.
PX625, Best Mercury Battery Substitute Solution For Use In Leica M5
网页2012年6月22日 · Sherry ticked off several other options for powering up the Leica M5 meter, all seeming to suffer some disadvantage when compared to the original PX625, Leica recommended battery. Sherry said she could, "re-calabrate", my M5 meters to use some other button cell battery, but I forgot which one she was talking about.</p>
Leica M5: Merits and Demerits - Photo.net
网页2012年6月18日 · All parts were hand fitted and adjusted by technicians with at least 20 years of experience, until tolerances and performance were absolutely perfect. According to Sherry, the Leica M5 was the last camera assembled this way in …
M5 2 lug versus 3 lug. Which is more valuable? - Leica and …
网页Posted July 13, 2003. The Leica M5 started out as a vertical hanging 2 lug camera, but although. comfortable and an innovated design at the time, like the camera size, it was hard for. Leica people to get used to. Also difficult to 'stack' cameras on your chest. So they. added the 3rd lug model after awhile.
Using an M5 with a 28mm lens - Leica and Rangefinders - Photo.net
网页2010年10月17日 · Dieter Schaefer. PhotoNet Pro. 10.9k. Posted October 18, 2010. <p>You could have the finder modified to include the 28mm frame lines; this has been done to the M5 that I now own (though it was done before I got it); the frame lines display now in the same fashion as on the M4-P or M6.</p>.
Leica M5 Light Meter Operation - Photo.net
网页302. Posted July 3, 2009. <p> Remember the M5 was launched in the early seventies. The meter is probably off, batteries are hard to find and the rangefinder can't be compared with the MP's brightness. The MP is the ultimate picture taking tool, provided you get the scratch making rewind lever.
Leica M5 Serial Reliability - Leica and Rangefinders - Photo.net
网页2015年7月5日 · PhotoNet Pro. 10.9k. Posted July 6, 2015. <p>Third lug added from serial number 1355001 for chrome and 1357001 for black chrome. That leaves you with M5 chrome from 1354001 to1355000 - 1000 units. And some 4500 black units from 1350000 onward; all together roughly 1/6 of the entire M5 production run. There's always the …
Sherry Krauter speaks about the M5! - Leica and Rangefinders
网页2003年6月2日 · Gear & Equipment Discussion. Leica and Rangefinders. Sherry Krauter speaks about the M5! Thanks for all that useful info in reference to my last WTB M5 post. Sherry will give a talk on the M5 at St. Louis on Oct 22, Viewfinder article to follow. I for one can't wait to get my hands on one to play around with.
Leica M5 - Leica and Rangefinders - Photo.net
网页Posted February 8, 2011. The Domke gripper strap (without swivels, though this is just my preference) or the Opt/Tech EZ strap will do. You can remove the rings off the Domke. The Op/Tech does not have any. If your M5 is a two- or three-lug, these are the most adequate ones. At least, IMHO.