Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 w/o lens release guard
From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 19:26:36 +0100
 
Robert Beaudoin wrote:

> Bonjour,
>
>   I was just offered to purchase a late series M3.  However, the camera has
> no lens release guard or collar.  Can anybody tell me if this is a common
> feature amongst late M3 s or has the camera been tampered with?

Yes Robert, it's normal.

Lager Vol. 1 page 171

The lens lock release guard was deleted on bodies from 1156031 (1966).

Lucien