Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello friends, I have the following body to sell: Description Late (serial number 1101926) single stroke Leica M3 in very good user shape. This body works perfectly. It comes with the body cap but only one sync connector cap. Good points (I surely forgot some): Everything seems to work well! Very clear viewfinder without any fogging Very clear telemeter window Speeds seem accurate Defaults (quite complete list): Very light denting near the transport lever Light ding near the rewind knob (on the back left corner and the eyepiece) Small ding on the right side of the rear door The self timer works but the spring seems a little bit weak on the end of the movement Very light denting in several places on the front of the top plate Light brassing near the right lug and on the release button The top plate is "polished" near the rewind knob Obvious brassing on the baseplate and the right lug The screws of the back door seem different between them Small default of the vulcanite below the film remender dial Small scratches near the telemeter vertical adjusment screw and on the baseplate Some marks on screws indicate that the body has been opened Note: I don't know if it is a bad point or not because I have seen several M3's in the same case and Leica France says it's not a problem. But as all other M's I have seen are different, I prefer to tell that the junction piece of the second curtain is slightly (hardly) visible through the back door or lens mount when the shutter is uncocked. One has to look a little bit sideway to see it but it can be seen. Price $890 plus shipping. All the best, - -- Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) Lyon, France http://www.jcberger.com