Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 07:17:00 -0600 >From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Ceramic Pressure Plate >Message-ID: <B7CF486C.15088%jbcollier@powersurfr.com> >References: > >The glass pressure plate is only desirable to collectors. It makes no >difference in actual use other than the glass pressure plate would be more >susceptible to impact damage. .... >John Collier > >> From: Shel Belinkoff <belinkoff@earthlink.net> >> >> I was looking at the description of an M3 earlier and the seller says >> that it has the more desirable ceramic pressure plate, rather than the >> later metal version. >> >> Is the ceramic pressure plate more desirable, and, if so, in what >> way? ..... - --------------------------------------------------------------------- I had an M3 with ceramic pressure plate, and in the winter I would sometimes get marks on the negative from discharge of static electricity when winding the film. I could never be sure when this would appear, so I prefer the metal. Alan Magayne-Roshak - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html