RE: [Leica] Next body -- M3/M6-.85?

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Bob - As wonderful as the M3, M4, etc., are, I'd go for a "previously owned"
M6 simply to have a body that was manufactured more recently and has
therefore probably taken less battering over time. There are things I love
about the M3, but I just figure that given how much money I have to put into
any Leica equipment, why not go for the youngest body possible?

And if you already have a camera with the .72 magnification, try to go for
the M6HM to get the .85, which will be better with the 50, 75 and 90s.

B. D.
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> Subject: [Leica] Next body -- M3/M6-.85?
>
>
> I've got one M body (a M-p) and two lenses (24mm & 35mm). I
> expect to have a
> 90mm soon. I'm starting to think down the road toward a
> second body. I'm
> thinking purely as a shooter, not a collector or even someone
> in pursuit of
> "the best." I almost insist on the M4-style loading system
> and I like the
> fact that the M4-2 and beyonds have a hot shoe (though I will
> rarely if ever
> use it). I might someday try the Abbramson winder so that's a
> minor factor
> (an M4-P and an M-6 use the same winder, correct?).
>
> I'm thinking I want something with a higher magnification
> viewfinder for use
> with the 90mm and maybe a 50mm or even 135mm someday. That
> would seem to
> limit my choice to the .85 magnification M6 but I'm wondering
> . . . Is it
> possible to convert an M3 to the modern take-up spool. I've
> asked this before
> and it seemed like the answer was a qualified "yes" but I'd
> like a little
> more specifics. Has anyone here done this? Who does this
> (e-mail address?)?
> What does it cost (IOW, would the modification + an M3 body
> be significantly
> less $ than a used .85 M6?)?
>
> Bob (dreaming of a 2nd Leica) McEowen
>