Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:13 PM 5/7/98 -0400, you wrote: >Does anyone have opinions about the above book? I picked up a copy a few >days ago. Not too expensive, so no great loss if it turns out to be >inaccurate (I have vague recollections of someone on the LUG dumping on a >book with a similar title), but it seems like a nice handy quick reference >to the various Leica models and their variations. Did you know there were >16 different versions of the M3? Can you list them all? ;-) > >Dan C. > Easy....... First Type (1954-55)- no frame line selector 1. Bayonet mount ring has 4 screws 2. " 5 screws 3. Black frame counter indicator 4. White frame counter indicator 5. M3 made in Canada Second Type (1955-56) - with frame line selector, old shutter speeds 6. Glass pressure plate 7. Metal pressure plate 8. Rewind button with one red dot 9. Rewind button with two red dots 10. Cameras made in Canada Third Type (1957-68) - with frame line selector and new shutter speeds 11. Double stroke 12. Single Stroke 13. Triangular body lugs 14. Black finish (I've never seen one!) 16. Cameras made in Canada All I can say is that the M3 can be a Collector's nightmare. Dan K. ;-)