Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The clutch on the double stroke mechanism is prone to break down after several years of use & is not repairable, but it can be exchanged for the single stroke mechanism, so you're ok. Depending on how much use the body has seen, you may not even have to worry about that. - -----Original Message----- From: kiisaka [mailto:kiisaka@ibm.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:20 PM To: leica-users Subject: Re: [Leica] Planning to get an M3 From: Peter Niessen <niessen@ifh.de> > although this group seems to be busy with the new M7, maybe someone > can give me some advice. Today I saw an early M3 at a dealer, it had > no preview lever and times 1,2,5,10... and was a double stroke. The > (oterwise uncharismatic) dealer allowed me gracefully (,,if it makes > you happy'') to try all times and I was astonished how smooth and > solid the shutter trips. However, I was a bit unsure about the double > stroke feature. Does it a long time to get used to it? I also heard > that double stroke is not serviceable if it breaks (on Erwin's page?). I would much rather talk about M3 than M7 or 8. I have a late double-stroke M3 and a high magnification M6 (non-TTL) which serve my purpose very well. I much prefer the feel of the former, but the lightmeter can be very convenient at times. I personally find myself winding in two strokes, even if I am using the M6, Nikon F3/T, or Pentax SP-II. I find it easier to keep my eyes at the viewfinder this way. This is one of the reasons I now rarely use my Nikon FM2 which has to be wound in a single stroke. Because of the age, double-stroke models may be more failure prone.