Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fretteth not! What Leica giveth, Time and use will eventually taketh away! I am to the point now where a dink here, a flash of brass there is of no consequence- unless you are a...ugh! COLLECTOR!, but if you have strapped you M3 on, then you are a shootist, so why worry! :o) Worry about the rise of the dreaded CCD Leica with 64 squillion ( That's a lot- not as many as a googleplex, but plenty!) pixels that'll sell for 1,000 dollars! By the time your M3 lugs wear out, both you and I will be at the Happy Hill Retirement Home for fade photographers! Dan ( The lugs on my 1939 IIIa were brass, but had another 120 years or so to go!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Cooper" <douglas@metaversalstudios.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 6:57 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: M3 DS Lug Wear > I seem to remember hearing that the lugs on an early Double Stroke M3 are > quite soft. I just had one overhauled by DAG, and it happens to have > perfect lug holes -- nobody ever attached a strap. A week after putting on > a strap, however, I see some wear in the holes: brass showing > through. I'm wondering if I should use something other than a metal > ring? Has anyone ever tried tying a leather lace through the lug hole to > hold a strap? Bad idea? > > Maybe I'm over-reacting; I suppose these lugs will last at least a few > years, no? > > thanks, > > Doug Cooper > > > > > ________________________________________________________ > 1stUp.com - Free the Web > Get your free Internet access at http://www.1stUp.com >