Note the filter on Erwitt's lens ... Didn't Leica use Jim Marshall's camera in some ads or promotional material as well?
There's something so very beautiful about a well-brassed black-bodied camera. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob W > Those black paint jobs look great don't they? I think Leica have used > Erwitt's camera on some of their adverts and posters. > > I've been trying to find the ebay webpage of Victor Englebert's M2 > that I saved years ago, but it seems to have disappeared from my > machine. That was a great collectible too. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > > Sent: 28 August 2006 07:23 > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: Digital Leica M8? > > > > Indeed ... > > > > Some real "collectible" Leicas: > > > > Elliott Erwitt's M3: > > http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/1941882/channel/4 > > > > Gary Winogrand's last M4: > > http://www.cameraquest.com/LeicaM4G.htm > > > > Jim Marshall's M4: > > http://photo.net/bboard/big-image?bboard_upload_id=20693984 > > > > My Leicas are 40+ years old. The M3 has had one CLA, the M2 > > has had two, > > the second only because I had it modified and, as long as it > > was in the > > shop, it seemed a good idea to go through it, especially > > since it had been > > a l-o-n-g time since its previous CLA. Interestingly, both > > cameras tested > > within spec even before their most recent CLA experiences. > > > > I also had a 1934 Leica - it was 70 years old and still > > worked perfectly > > when someone made me an offer on it that I couldn't refuse ;-)) > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: William Robb > > > > > Something to consider in buying a Leica is the cost per > > exposure before > > > the camera wears out. > > > >From what I have heard, Leica is the least expensive > > camera to use if > > > one takes a lot of pictures. > > > Apparently, they don't wear out. > > > This would probably be of little interest to a collector. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
