Re: [Leica] a street ready M3?

["Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>]

Tim-
I have had several M3s over the last few years. I have sold them when the
market was good, but even today, I have one close at hand (trading the
second one and some other stuff for a 21mm Elmarit/!)
There is something quite comforting, and nice about the way they feel, and
the build quiality is such that if you get a good one, and have Sherry do
her magic thing you should be good to go for years to come. I can really see
no reason it would be anymore reliable or unreliable as another Leica. Sure,
the VF/RF might suffer from some degree of seperation, but that is endemic
of most older Leicas, and if push comes to shove- you can get an M4 flash
block installed, and or a new M6 VF installed and the total cost might be
less than buying a new camera, but the results would be just as reliable.
IF an M3 tickles your fancy, get one- try it, and if it doesn't please you,
then you can usually sell it for more than you paid for it!
Good hunting
Dan
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Cc: "TTAbrahams@aol. com" <TTAbrahams@aol.com>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:30 PM
Subject: [Leica] a street ready M3?


> Okay folks, I've never owned an M3, (hardly ever seen one..) so what am I
> looking at to get a street ready one together I can ACTUALLY use with
> confidence alongside my M6?
>
> Downsides of the M3 (and I'm not even sure if I'm correct on these), which
I
> believe can be remedied...
>
> Weird loading system? (can be updated?)
>
> Annoying rewind knob (add one of those doohickys that make it faster - are
> they still available)
>
> Later M rewind lever (is this more useful...)
>
> costs for the above...
>
>
> also - single/double stroke?  serial#/age to go for..?
>
> Come on all you M3 lovers, whatcha think?
>
>
> Tim A
>
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