[Leica] M3 and more charismatic dealer

[Peter Niessen <niessen@ifh.de>]

Dear all,

thanks to all who wrote mails about which M3 to get. Now I'm proud
owner of an M3 with all the nice features like single stroke, depth-of
- -field indicators, preview lever. I had to rubberize the eyepiece
myself (with black tape, not to scratch my glasses). It is really nice
to use with 90mm, and the emptyness compared to the 6-frame finder is
even nicer. At first it is a bit irritating that no led's flash when
touching the shutter release.


I bought this thing at Foto Gregor in Köln, a much more charismatic
dealer than the one in Berlin. It was a bit like the shows on TV:

First you'll get this fab camera, and on top of that, you'll get the
manual - but not only that - for free you'll get this really useful
3/8" to 1/4" thread converter _PLUS_ 4 weeks warranty (which I think I
have to use since the 1/1000s exposures only 5/6 of the frame).

Cheers, Peter.

P.S.
These damn collectors! I was at another dealer (Lambertin at
Appellhofplatz).
Customer: I'm looking for a single stroke M3 for ~1500DM.
Shopkeeper: We have some nice ones for ~5000DM.
Customer: I'd like to use it and not to put it to the drawer...
Shopkeeper: Yes, sometimes it's the collectors who spoil the
prices...

Peter Nießen
DESY IfH Zeuthen
Platanenallee 6
15735 Zeuthen

Tel (+49)33762/77-233
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