Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, things are slow, so I've screwed up the courage to post to the list. I am neither a professional photographer nor a collector, so I tend to feel a little intimidated on this list. Anyway, I have an M3 double stroke, one of the real early ones with the non-standard shutter speeds. The lens is a 50/2 Summicron rigid. First the problem. The split image that I see in the rangefinder is very faint. It is very difficult to focus unless I have something very bright against a dark background to focus on. A repairman told me it was probably the silver flaking off the mirror in the rangefinder and that it would be expensive to fix. Does this sound right, and does anyone know how much it would cost to fix? Regarding the lens, someone told me that it was very valuable because it has a feature that, with the proper viewfinder attachment, would allow it to be used as a macro lens. He said it was worth something like $1000 or more. Does this sound right? I only paid about $350 for both the body and the lens. I'm pretty sure I got a good deal even though the camera needs work. It takes incredible pictures, and I really love it even though it is a pain to focus sometimes. I know I need to send it to Leica, I am just afraid about how much it will cost. I guess to most of you, who spend thousands of dollars on a single lens, this cost would seem fairly insignificant, but I am kinda poor. They don't pay us state employees very well. At 30 am I the youngest person on this list? My M3 is certainly older than I am. Thanks for your time. Michael Bell MBell@mail.utexas.edu