WooOoo!! Can i go?? im a newbie to rangefinder btw. And i was thinking of getting a Voightlander bessa maybe a R3M or R4M. Leicas r tooooo ex to own one. :cry:
I agree. An used Leica lens with a little fungus already costs $700, about the price for a Bessa R body...
You may already know this, but do visit this site (www.chiifcameras.com)for all your Voigtlander needs. Nicely priced and available here in Singapore! The seller, ChiiFatt is very friendly as well.
A M5 doesn't look too hot to me. Why not get a sexy black or grey R3a at the price of a used, dented M5? The Leica can wait till your year end bonus or your next pay check.
I agree. An used Leica lens with a little fungus already costs $700, about the price for a Bessa R body...
You may already know this, but do visit this site (www.chiifcameras.com)for all your Voigtlander needs. Nicely priced and available here in Singapore! The seller, ChiiFatt is very friendly as well.
Sound great! we just meet up somewhere cosy, quiet (without too many curious eyes and nonsense crowd), some space for chiifatt to show his boxes of gears. This can happen on regular basis. Sound underground? well, nothing wrong with cults of classic gear lovers. short local/overseas trips & exhibition can also be organized in this manner for phototaking (with RF).
We can even share resources like darkroom, studio, sponsor from press for certain events.
Maybe we'll get to evolve into HCB singapore club someday![]()
Sound great! we just meet up somewhere cosy, quiet (without too many curious eyes and nonsense crowd), some space for chiifatt to show his boxes of gears. This can happen on regular basis. Sound underground? well, nothing wrong with cults of classic gear lovers. short local/overseas trips & exhibition can also be organized in this manner for phototaking (with RF).
We can even share resources like darkroom, studio, sponsor from press for certain events.
Maybe we'll get to evolve into HCB singapore club someday![]()
Er... Just wondering who is ChiiFatt? Nice name, could it be my brother???? But I have no younger or elder brother?![]()
Regards,
Chii Fei
i think..this thread is gonna be very poisonious :devil:
Oops sorry Chiifei ..... lets get organized. Rather then being "eaten up" by cam-x/prime/cathay/ron/LPS local-photo-shop. Personally i don't like their stuckup attitude or shrewness, there must be alternatives to that, chiifei here is much nicer in dealing, at least paying attention, giving useful advices.
Once upon a time in ClubSNAP, we have weekly meetup session at Peninsula Plaza food-court, in what was called SEED. It's pretty quiet there nowadays on weekday evening. A possible venue?
As for the Leica M5, ohh man, you are one ambitious newbie![]()
IMHO, if possible, get a M2 which I think is more suitable for someone climbing into the Leica wagon. Its quite affordable and basic to use. Leica M5 to me is quite a "luxurious" possession. Leica M5 is further divided into 2 lugs and 3 lugs. The later and improved versions are the 3 lugs. The rarest and desirable being the 3 lugs chrome. However, during that time, when folks sent in their 2 lugs to be overhauled, Leica would add in the 3rd lug, so it could be hung horizontally as well.
The most reliable way to spot a good genuine M5 3 lugs with more reliable mechanisms and performance would be those starting with serial number #135..... This would be more applicable to collectors who are seeking the mint and neat ones.
M5 are usually found in user condition especially the black version because when they were first released... many of the bodies were well used due to the fact it has the FIRST built in TTL for Leica bodies... then all of a sudden, Leica terminated the production of M5 prematurely. Hence to find a M5 in very clean condition is not easy, terming the mint ones as rare find. Altogether, only 33,900 were produced with the last being #1384000.
Somebody just PMed me this idea. Why don't meet at a Community Center and from there evolved into an official Classic Cameras Club of Singapore. Wow, ambitious and happening man!
yeah man! I love the m5 though its bigger and alot of ppl find it ugly. I was bidding for the M5 with 3 lugs! But anyway you can get a luigi half case cover if its only 2 lugs to hang it horizontally. Its still my dream cam. I will wait for my chance to get one! But maybe i should start with a M2 first. Theres no metering for m2 right?
The Luigi half-case and strap is such a wonderful product ! Luxurious leather and will definitely keep your RF in good shape over the years. I believe you can have anything customized by him ... I was thinking of one too for my DSLR, but in the end I thought the DSLR did not deserve such a luxury, just let it wear out, DSLRs will have no value in time anyway
Long live camera classics![]()