Re: [Leica] Re: older bodies, was: Martins and Leicas

["Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>]

As some might say, "At those prices, they shoulda, hadda, oughta meshed
properly in th' first place!"
Dan (BIG <<G>> ) Post
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From: "Tim Spragens" <info@borderless-photos.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 4:17 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: older bodies, was: Martins and Leicas


> On 24 Oct 00, at 10:21, Douglas Cooper wrote:
>
> > Oh, and speaking of Leicas, there really is no comparison between the
feel of my M3 DS and my M4-P.  The older body is much
> > quieter as well.  And the M4-P is considerably quieter than the M6 I
recently checked out at Tamarkin.
>
> My M4-2 is much smoother than my M6, one from '78, the other
> from '88. Do they just need a long wear-in? Might the praise of the
> M3's just be because they've been around long enough to mesh
> properly?
>
>