Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Lucien, My first M3, purchased in l976 or so, was a DS, no preview, small rewind shaft, spring clutch, screws-in-top-cover model, l954, SN 700,xxx (don't remember whole #). Near mint, with 50 f2 Summicron, was traded in on an AE-1 at Southside camera in Houston. They gave $100 for it....I offered to buy it for $150, no warranty, and they of course took it. Bought my second M-3, DS, 70xxxx (again, don't remember) for $100....because it didn't have a real Leica lens....had one of those "nasty" Canon, Black, 35 1.5 RF lenses on it...!!! Luckily, it also had that nasty old 35 bright-line (LEITZ) finder on it....unhandy, but still they took my $100. I "swore off" M3s in about l990....Sold my EXC ++ late (1million) SS with the most gorgeous finder (condition) I've ever seen on an M3....got an UNPRECEDENTED $850 for it....the damn fool :) Sure would be handy with that 90 f2 I bought...... :) Walt On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Lucien wrote: > And now the oldest M3 ? > > Lucien >