RE: [Leica] a street ready M3?

["Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>]

Okay, lets take this further... John's suggestion... M2 instead of M3?

And Henning - both! A practical M to use AND a nostalgia trip (hey, one
Photojournalist of my acquaintance still uses 2x M3's. I know he got some
great comments shooting the NH Primaries with them hung around his neck...).
Kinda like my Super Graphic - it's a nostalgia trip and gets used for work.
(but then so does the Deardorff... just did a couple of bigwig portraits
with it - they loved it - both the shoot and the pix... I think it made them
feel important!)

Tim A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John
> Collier
> Sent: January 25, 2002 11:32 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] a street ready M3?
>
>
> See interspersed comments:
>
> > From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
> >
> > Weird loading system? (can be updated?)
> >
>
> Yes DAG can modify the loading system to the M4-6 style. It is not
> inexpensive, as it would be to modify a M2, because the M3 uses the spool
> removal to reset the film counter. At the same time they can add the motor
> coupling so you could use a Winder/Motor/RapidWinder. To add
> motor coupling
> and M4-6 loading is around $300US for a M2, you will have to phone and ask
> about how much more a M3 would be.
>
> You could just get the Leica rapid load kit which works great on
> M2s but you
> have to pull the spool up to reset the M3 counter; not a big
> deal. $25US to
> $80US
>
> >
> > Annoying rewind knob (add one of those doohickys that make it
> faster - are
> > they still available)
> >
>
> Yes ($35US I think), Richard Wasserman makes them and his email address is
>
> disfromage@aol.com
>
> >
> > Later M rewind lever (is this more useful...)
> >
>
> I actually prefer the M3 style lever as you can get at it even
> with a flash
> or finder attached. I have a couple of the newer ones hanging around and
> will gladly trade for your unwanted one (never know I might get another M
> one day). I will even lend you the tool to change it. It takes under a
> minute.
>
> >
> > Come on all you M3 lovers, whatcha think?
> >
> Me? I prefer the M2...
>
> You also could just buy a 1.25 magnifier ($220US) and have DAG
> block out the
> 75 framelines and...BINGO... you have an M3 with meter, easy load and fast
> rewind.
>
> John Collier
>
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