Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Surely there must be a story about a guy with 1 hand who could reload and shoot with an M3 without any problem. Javier Mike Quinn wrote: > A few answers: > > Joe Sobel asked: > > > 1. If Leicas have a theoretically unlimited life, even if digital > > did not take over, would prices eventually come down on used gear anyway > > - it would seem that with an unlimited number of M6s to be produced, > > there would be a glut.>> > > No Glut: the rate at which Leica collectors are produced has always greatly > exceeded the rate at which the cameras were produced... > > > 3. If an M3 had no framelines, would the field be equivalent to a 40mm lens? > > Not Quite. But what you see when you move your eye from side to side until > the 50 mm frame lines disappear does approximate the 40 mm coverage. > > > 5. Just what is Vulcanite and how do they apply it so evenly at the > > factory? Is it a liquid which is then embossed while on the parts?!>> > > > Check the archives on this one. It's a pre-formed shell of now unavailable > composition material that was bonded to the body by heat (hence > "vulcanite"). > > > 6. Is it really easier to load an M3 than an M4? > > Yes, but it helps to have more than two hands. > The optimum number of hands is 8: > > 1 hand to hold the camera > 1 hand to hold the film canister > 1 hand to remove the top of the canister > 1 hand to remove the film from the canister and then hold the film > 1 hand to remove and hold the camera base-plate > 1 hand to remove and hold the take-up spool > 1 hand to insert the film tongue into the take-up spool > 1 hand to open the back door (which has fallen closed as you did the above) > > Most people lack eight hands, so they either seek help, stuff things into > various orifices, or drop the film canister, the top of the film canister, > the base plate, or the take-up spool. > > Of course this M3 procedure is (as you note) far easier than the one on the > M4 in which you have to accomplish essentially the same thing in the dark > and inside the camera body since the take-up spool cannot be removed... > > Hope this helps, > Mike Quinn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com