Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:39 PM 8/16/96 PDT, Thomas Pindelski wrote: > >I would be interested in this list's opinions on when M construction quality >peaked, and which are the worst years/models. > >For example, you occasionally read that the twin stroke M3 was the best >made, the >1,000,000 M3 is the best, etc. They're ALL good! The Wartime years saw some shortages of materials like chrome, but, other than that, Leicas were and are made with meticulous precison. I've owned a slew of Leicas from a IIIa to an M6, and I have said on this List a number of times (cries of "Boring!" and "You already said that!" fill the room ...) -- the M6 is as well made as any and has some internal design features which I find make it a better-thought-out tool than even the early M3 or the M4, both of which ARE awesome competition. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!