Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is really mint, with no bright marks, perfect vulcanite, and no scratches around the tripod mount. I have considered selling both to get M6's, but it is nice to own a piece of history in such good condition. Every used M6 I have ever seen looks like it's been to hell and back. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Richard DeLuca Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:18 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] build quality >When I bought my mint M3 from my grad school professor several months >ago, he told me that it had never been CLA'd. I told him that he should >have had it done every 10 years or so. He told me to send it in and >have it done 5 times. ;-) > A really mint M3 is a rare commodity, and mine is almost mint, with just a couple of barely perceptable bright marks. I still use it, and often. I'm just VERY careful with it. On the other hand, my M6 is maybe ten years old, and it's gotten pretty beat up. Best Regards, Rich - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html