Walk Into Burlington camera Looking for some Lenses and Accessories, walk out with a Leica M5.

 I should never be left unsupervised at Burlington Camera's used counter. I went to there with my friend Art Liem, a brother from another family thinking, yeah maybe grab a lens and accessories, but walked away with an early production Leica M5 recent overhauled by DAG Camera Repair. I'm really happey with my purchase and when I got back home, put one of Whitney Weaving's hand woven camera straps. 

For those not familiar, the Leica M5 replaced the M4 that was the ended the line that goes all away back to the M3. The M5 was the great leap forward with TTL metering and a great oversized shutter speed dial that was easy to use. Sadly the M5 was a sales dud, first off it was expensive compared the recently introduced Nikon F2 and Canon F-1 which were the two choices for working pro photographers and every bit as well built. Leica enthusiasts HATED the M5 because it didnt' look like the M4, which resulted in only 33 thousand units sold. Along with the Leicaflex SL2, had two cameras that nearly sank the company. The revived Leica M4-2 from Midland Ontario that was introduced in the later 1970s that saved the company. 

Using the M5 is easy, the only thing that took some getting used to was the meter in the viewfinder, once I figured out how read it, things are way easier. Having the shutter speeds read out in the viewfinder didn't hurt either. I enjoyed shooting with the M5, I can see why my brother Alex loves his and I'm glad I bought the camera. 


Camera: Leica M5, Light Lens Lab 35 F2 Lens. 

Film: Kodak Tri-X 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 



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