Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On later M2 cameras*and up (not M3), they just change the finder mask assembly. To update (or down grade) a M3 to a later finder requires machining. John Collier *early M2 cameras have the mask assembly in a different location and you have to replace the whole finder assembly. > From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net> > >> Can the rangefinder on the old M bodies be repaired or replaced? >> > > If you mean M2, 3, 4, etc. I am pretty sure that they can be. I had my M2 > upgraded to M4-P about 2 years ago. I seem to remember reading somewhere > that there are no rangefinder parts for the M3 which means upgrading it to a > later version. > > I have another M2, in exc condition, that I am going to have upgraded to > M4-P just because I like that finder so much. >