Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Blues Bar M experience etc
From: lowiemanuel at yahoo.ca (Emanuel Lowi)
Date: Mon Oct 4 15:06:31 2004

Gary Klein wrote:

> 
> Could one get a newer style MP, regular version off
> the shelf and have Leica
> Repair or a repair specialist install the angled
> rewind knob?  That
> certainly would be cheaper.
> 

It can be done but requires a different top cover than
the standard MP top, which is shaped for the M2/M3
rewind knob and has no space for the M4-type angled
rewind crank.

Indeed I have had this done to my chrome .85 MP by
swapping the top for an older M6J-type cover.

Emanuel Lowi
Montreal

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