RE: [Leica] Raised Film Advance Levers on M3

["Kit McChesney | acmefoto" <kitmc@acmefoto.com>]

Frank--

My Leica book shows the M3 next to an M2, and on nearby pages you can see
other M bodies. On this picture of the M3, the film advance lever, where it
attaches to the body, is sandwiched between the circular piece below it,
that is attached to the camera, and under the circular piece atop it, in
which the shutter release sits. They seem to be nice and tight. Because the
advance lever is in between these two discs, so to speak, it is raised from
the camera body by a dimension equal to the height of the first disc, that
is, the bottom part of the "sandwich," if you will.

If you are observing that the bottom piece is raised from the body itself,
that there is "room" underneath it, that seems odd. Have you seen more than
one of these? Where are the pictures we can look at? I'd like to see this,
myself.

Kit

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Frank
Farmer
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 3:27 PM
To: LUG; MUG
Subject: [Leica] Raised Film Advance Levers on M3


Greetings all,

I have a question about the film advance levers on M3 bodies.  I've been
shopping around (mostly just lusting after them) for a SS M3.  Anyway,
whilst observing the pictures on various websites that list used camera
equipment I noticed that some film advance levers are not sitting down on
the topplate of the camera.  It apears that they have been raised a couple
of millimeters.  This also appears to raise the shutter release button.  Is
this just a common modification?  Result of a CLA?  Manufacture?  Just
wondering if anyone can shed any light on this issue.  I checked the
archives, but to no avail.  As always, thanks in advance for any responses.

Frank
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