Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/07

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Subject: Re: Lean M3 Question
From: Jorge.Alvarez@met.fr
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 11:07:11 +0100 (MET)

Hi LUGers,

Yesterday I did buy an M3 double stroke with serial number 917174.
But considering Ben W. Holmes mail it should be single stroke...

Any ideas?

Regards from Paris/Jorge Alvarez


Ben W. Holmes wrote:
> ...
> 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
> 
>