Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I understand it, it may have more to do with age, than with whether they built them better....According to Sherry Krauter, those with serial numbers above 96x,xxx are much less likely to be running into rangefinder viewfinder problems - the equivalent for an M of pancreatic CA.... B. D. Bob Walkden wrote: > > Hi, > > I realise it's probably futile and naive to try and find a rationale > behind Leica pricing, but... > > It's my understanding that M3s whose serial # > 1,000,000 command a > premium because the people in Wetzlar were by then fully trained and > experienced in building them, and that consequently the M3s were better > made than earlier ones. > > However, given that all surviving M3s numbered below 1 million are now > at least 41 years old, surely by now they've done enough to prove their > build quality...? > > --- > > Bob > > mailto:bob@web-options.com > > Wednesday, July 25, 2001, 10:17:55 PM, you wrote: > > >> So how does $1195 sound for an M3 with an 1,1XX,XXX serial #, pefect > >> vulcanite...good bright view finder/rangefinder...? > >> > >> B. D. > >> > > Sounds like a very good price. The M3 over 1,xxx,xxx are the prefered model. > > If it is Ex+ grab it. > > > sl