Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 modifications?
From: "Isaac Crawford" <isaacc7@home.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 22:59:08 -0400
References: <B58D2AC5.70A1%jbcollier@home.com>

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 modifications?
> will do that kind of work. I have heard around $600US for the conversion
but
> have not enquired myself.

Ouch! That's about twice what I'm about to pay for the camera...


As you can easily see it is a better idea just to
> buy a used M4-2 or M4-P as then you end with two cameras.

Well, I already have an M6 and I'm primarily interested in the M3 for the
use of longer lenses... Can anybody comment on this modification? Has
anybody here had it done?

Isaac

> John Collier
>
> > From: "Isaac Crawford" <isaacc7@home.com>
> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 21:27:47 -0400
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Subject: [Leica] M3 modifications?
> >
> > Is there anybody out there that can modify an M3 to have M6 style
loading?
> > Would it cost as much as an M6?:-)
> >
>

In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> (Re: [Leica] M3 modifications?)