Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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.