i just received my uncles leica m2 and i am interested in getting involved with it, but have a couple of newbie questions. the camera is a leica m2 from 1961 and does it take all types of film today??? does it need batteries, and if not how does it work???

thank you

YOU LUCKY SON OF A GUN!!!

I want one...

The Leica M2 is one of those mechanically perfect cameras. It accepts all 35mm film today. Thats most of the film that us creative types like to use.

The M2 does not need a battery. It works by cocking the film advance lever. That cocks the shutter ready for action. Choose the aperture and shutter speed, and fire away.

Guaranteed even when your digital cameras break down.

If you decide not to keep it let me know I am looking for one- But between you and me- I should keep it. You might want a lightmeter for it and I would suggest a Weston Master V with an invercone. Plenty around second hand but make sure in has an invercone otherwise you will be unable to take incident light readings

The Leica M2 is one of those mechanically perfect cameras. It accepts all 35mm film today. Thats most of the film that us creative kinds want to use. In the new model of it there's lots of new features.

I live in Italy and I could find no place that could repair my Leicameter MC.
I know of course that there are the red and black dot settings, but in both situation the exposimeter can't read 11EV. The Leicameter MC has been tested by a professional technician that used proper equipment to test the exposimeter, and he told me that the exposimeter stops to read correctly if a value of 11EV is used.

Through all these above posts i think that Leica M2 is a good camera and I really wish to try this with my photography.

I previously owned an M3, but decided on an M2 this time around because it has 35-50-90 frame lines and I've taken a liking to the 35mm FOV as of late.