Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/31/00 3:31:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com writes: << I read a thing a while that said they polled the old timers at the Leica factory and they all thought the M3 double stroke was the best body they ever made. But I'm pretty happy with the M6 body so far. >> I read a similar story in Shutterbug. I also asked DAG himself whether he thought there was anything to it. I believe, if memory serves, that he said that the DS had a second brake that made the shutter more precisely adjustable, which in turn enabled it to be set up to operate more quietly than the SS. I would invite comment from those more technically knowledgeable. Joe Sobel