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Subject: Re: [Leica] Question: Single Stroke vs. Double Stroke M3
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 17:14:13 -0800 (PST)

You can advance in a single faster stroke - a method
preferred by the whole world - Or when working in very
cramped surroundings or when almost any movement will
disturb the position of the camera, you can use many
tiny little baby strokes!
 
- --- "leirex@access4less.net" <leirex@access4less.net>
wrote:
> Then, what is the advantage of SS over DS and the
> advantage of DS over SS?
> 
> David
> 
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> 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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