Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:08 PM 2/5/97 -0700, Ben Holmes wrote: >I suspect that metal was a cheaper option. Does anyone know what's in the SM >bodies? Glass or metal? The LTM bodies all had metal pressure plates. The glass plate was introduced in the M3 for film flatness. It was replaced with a metal plate due to static electricity streaking the film under dry conditions. I have owned several glass-plate M3's and have never experienced this: I suspect you need to be where it is REALLY dry, like the Gobi Desert, for the problem to occur. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!