Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah, the eternal question - is it 'better' to have those smooth-as-buttah brass gears that become ever more smooth as they break in - until they wear out - or those crass steel gears that are never as smooth, but keep on clicking and clicking and clicking.:-) On 9/15/05 3:45 PM, "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com> wrote: > i think the controversial issue is over the quality of the early M4-2's > made in canada in 1977, whether they were bad or whether all M4-2's were > bad > or whether there was no problem. > > there is a secondary issue over whether ALL cameras made after the > original M4 in 1975 have the same quality as the M2, M3, M4. steel gears > vs > brass, other subtle changes. > > -rei > > On Sep15 21:21, Ruben wrote: >> How would a M4 nr. 1179422 with a Summicron 2/50 mm nr. 2141232 perform >> compared with M3, M2 and M6 - provided that everything works as it should. >> >> I have never handled a M4 but I recall that there has been some debate on >> issues with this model / or was it the M4p / M4? >> >> Reason for asking is that I might get an opportunity to get one cheap >> >> thanks >> >> Ruben