Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I sent the following questions some days ago, but I did >not get any responses yet. So I send it again. >Thanks for any help. >/Leslie Tseng > >> I need help for buying an M3: >> The early M3 has film pressure plate made of glass instead of metal. >> Are these M3's considered to be less desirable? >> What is the reason for changing from glass to metal? >> Do the screwmount bodies use glass pressure plates too? >> Thank you in advance. >> /Leslie Tseng Leslie, No, the glass plates are good. Leica used them to avoid static electricity. This fear was not real so they changed to metal. The glass is also a little more vulnarable. The TM bodies use metal plates Erwin