Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 5 Feb 1997, Brian Levy wrote: > Was there any problem with the glass pressure plate system used in > the M3? Why did they intorduce it? > > Improvements on the M3 with Dates and Beginning Serial Numbers: > > 1955 Frame selecter preview added - from 785891 > 1957 Pressure plate changed from glass to metal - from 844001 > 1957 Shutter speeds changed to mathematical progression - from 854001 > 1958 Double stroke changed to single stroke - from 915251 > > Anybody have price info for the M3 in 1955? > > > > Regards, > > Ben W. Holmes > > Boulder, CO > USA > > bholmes@frii.com > > > Brian Levy, J.D. > Scarborough Ont. > I remember when the glass pressure plate was discontinued. I remember something about it making static electricity problems. Ed Meyers