Show us your Leica M5

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Savid said:
the two fifties have since been liquidated to pre-emptively avoid a discussion with the wife over the addition of a V4 50mm Summicron
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The Summicron V4 also exists in chrome.

Also, can someone explain why the frame selector and timer are all black on my M5?
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They are borrowed from the latest version of the black M4. Very nice on a black M5 in my opinion.

Erik.
 
Erik van Straten said:
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This is mine.

I like the early M5 in chrome. It has the same levers for the selftimer and pre-view as the M4, more solid than the later ones that usually have lost their grip.

Erik.
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Yes, the little white grip in the timer lever of my pristine black M5 somehow slipped out. I like the levers on yours. However, I sort of remember there were some problems with early M5's and of course there is the haunting and daunting light leak story. thanks to Huss and a few others went through minor hell to get them fixed. If I remember correctly, there was a french document that held the secret. Huss sent his , finally, to Zacks....and they solved. So Helen, if you end up with a light leak, God forbid!, I think the solution is at hand.
 
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