Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Question: Single Stroke vs. Double Stroke M3
From: "leirex@access4less.net" <leirex@access4less.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:06:44 -0500

Then, what is the advantage of SS over DS and the advantage of DS over SS?

David

Original Message:
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From: Javier Perez summarex@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 09:26:25 -0800 (PST)
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Question: Single Stroke vs. Double Stroke M3


I find it disturbing that people would choose a ds for
added smoothness over and above the added convenience
of the ss which is already smooth enough!
IMHO of couurse
Javier

- --- Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> Mike - my $0.02 before the real experts chime in.  I
> had a DS that I wanted 
> S. Krauter to change to SS and she talked me out of
> it.  The tactile feel 
> of M camera use has certain merits and why not
> double your pleasure with a 
> DS.  The reasons to change to SS have to do with
> better mechanisms, getting 
> away from a porcelain film support and probably some
> other that I don't 
> remember.  For the experts on the list - IO was told
> to try to get an M3 
> with S/N over 1,000,000 but don't know if there were
> any DS with S/N above 
> 1 mil or were all > 1 mil M3's SS?
> 
> ernie
> 
> 
> At 11:06 AM 2/24/03 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >Is there a big difference other than giving one's
> thumb a break?
> >Just looking for some moral support after buying my
> first affordable M.
> >
> >mg
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