Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 50mm frame lines
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:52:20 -0800
 
At 10:55 PM 1/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 10:02 PM 1/19/98 -0500, Carl Socolow wrote:
>>
>>Why are the corners of my M3's 50mm frame lines rounded? Anybody know?
>>Anybody care?
>>
>
>This is interesting, but I haven't an answer, for once, nor even a witty
>quip.  The M2/M4 &c cameras seem to have the edges cut out of the 50mm
>frameline, the M3 has them rounded.  Does anyone on the LUG have an M6J?
>
>Marc
>
>

How about a witty quip!

Probably to match with the rounded corners on Kodachrome slide mounts from
that era.  ;-)

Jim