Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Problems with Leica M6 0.85 rangefinder: flare
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:30:48 -0500

>>From: "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com>
>>
>> > Alternatively, get an M3! You can buy 2 perfectly functioning M3s for
>>the
>> > price of an M6 and have enough money left to buy a fancy
>> > lightmeter (and a  couple of rapidload kits).
>>
>>True?  The M3's I see listed all go for $1k or more, while I can get a new
>>M6 TTL for $1700.
>>
>
> My late-model DS with a few dings and meter marks cost just under $700
> dollars (in a Swiss camera shop). I just checked completed auctions on ebay
> and there were quite a few at around that price. My rapidload kit was $80.
>
> --
> Stephen Holloway
>
>

Stephen,

I have an M3 so I am curious how well that rapid load kit works as you need
to pull the take up spool out to reset the film counter?

Steve
Annapolis