Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How often CLA
From: "Mark Hammons" <astair@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:34:00 -0600

> I though the opposite! Especially in the case of the late M3's and
>> the M4's. My impression - from info accumulated over a period of time -was
>> that later M's started cost cutting in certain areas and were not as well
>> made. . .
>
>
>The fact that something is designed to work until it breaks - without
>servicing along the way - doesn't necessarilly mean that it is well made, or
>better made than something that requires servicing. All it means is that
>certain formerly serviceable parts are now sealed, or what ever, and don't
>require servicing. But that often means that they can't be serviced and must
>be replaced. By the way, this is a generic comment, not a Leica-specific
>comment, as I don't claim to know squat about the innerds of my camera. :-)
>>
>

I thought the main thing that has not been the same since the M4 was the
engraving on the top plate -- no longer engraved but painted/stamped.
But then again I've heard it said that the film advance mechanism on the
later cameras is not as smooth as on an M3 or M2.


Mark Hammons