So what makes the later M3s better built than the M2s built at the same time? I've an M3 built around the 1,000,000 mark, and an M2 built just a scosh later (1,002,XXX or so), and I just don't see or feel any difference in build quality. Both have recently been overhauled and brought up to spec. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Dave Saalsaa > I would have to agree that the M3 is probably the best built of all of the > Leica M's. I have two M3s and find them to be very smooth and very quiet to > operate. Workmanship was said to reach the pinnacle at serial numbers > approaching the 1 million mark. ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.