Re: the best M body ...
- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <scbelinkoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:03:39 -0700
<LOL> Well, she's an ex-friend, but not for any reason associated with the
fall of the camera.
The M3 rangefinder is different, and I'd have been very, very upset had she
dropped the M3, which was not only my first Leica, but which was given to
me as a gift. Apart from it being a great piece of gear, it's got a
sentimental value.
My old Leica I was easily repaired as well. BTW, catching up on an old
thread, I just picked up an old Elmar which has no serial number on it. I
think someone said that all the old lenses have serial numbers, although
some numbers were very small. Such does not seem to be the case.
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: Alex Hurst
> >Ahh - I see. I was just wondering if there was any substantive diff
between
> >the M3 and the M2. Tks!
>
> I agree - I can't see any real difference in feel or
> viewfinder/rangefinder quality apart from the obvious difference of
> focal length.
>
> >
> >BTW, a friend dropped my M2 and destroyed the rangefinder. I was able to
> >get a brand new M4 rangefinder mechanism installed. Gotta love the parts
> >interchangeability of these cameras ;-)) I guess I've got an M2-4 <LOL>
>
> Is that friend or ex-friend?.... :-) I seem to remember reading
> somewhere that the M3's r/f is a rather different design, but later
> models adopted the M2 version - hence the ease of replacing parts.
> Mind you, my repairman had no difficult in replacing the r/f mirror
> on ol' 4387, my Leica I upgraded to a III by Wetzlar. Fitted
> brand-new shutter blinds too...
>
> Best
>
> Alex
>
>
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