Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., How do you really *know* that the M3 is less reliable than the M6? Unless you can offer some type validation for this view, I imagine this is more of a guess on your part then actual knowledge. If we were talking automobiles, I would agree with you, but a camera doesn't have near the moving parts or wear and tear that a car does. So pick your poison, I say. An older but better built camera, or a newer camera without the classic build quality. One thing is for sure. One would be smart to carry two bodies regardless of the manufacture date if you are on a paid assignment. BTW, the mirror separation is a gradual condition that happens over many years. Its not like the prism falls out of the camera or anything. BK - -----Original Message----- From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net] Subject: RE: [Leica] M Durability More power to you, Mark - But old cameras do die, just like old cars die, old home appliances die, and old people die - no matter how well they're maintained. In the case of Ms, the finders go belly up - and, if one believes Sherry Krauter, cannot be reliably repaired when they do (although they can be replaced with a more modern rangefinder) - and the shutter curtain roller mechanism goes. But again, its a matter of what you're personally comfortable with. I certainly know that when I'm on a job something can go wrong with one of my M6s, but I know that that is less likely to happen if I am using a relatively new M6 than it is if I am using an M3 from 1954 - it's just a sad fact of life. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html