Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My wife has an M3 that I sometimes use. The greater viewfinder magnification makes it easier to shoot with both eyes open.(A feature that I can't use anymore because of a blinded eye) Hers is a double stroke and I like it so well that I often double stroke my other M cameras. The weird loading system is an asset. NO CHANCE of a misload. It is also fast enough if you keep a second takeup spool preloaded and ready to slip into the camera. Rewinding is slow but you can get a crank to attach if it bothers you. Her camera was overhauled by Sherry after she bought it and it is completely reliable and rock solid. Ken Wilcox At 02:59 AM 01/26/2002, you wrote: >At 9:30 PM -0700 1/25/02, Tim Atherton wrote: >>Okay folks, I've never owned an M3, (hardly ever seen one..) so what am I >>looking at to get a street ready one together I can ACTUALLY use with >>confidence alongside my M6? >> >>Downsides of the M3 (and I'm not even sure if I'm correct on these), which I >>believe can be remedied... >> >>Weird loading system? (can be updated?) >> >>Annoying rewind knob (add one of those doohickys that make it faster - are >>they still available) >> >>Later M rewind lever (is this more useful...) >> >>costs for the above... >> >> >>also - single/double stroke? serial#/age to go for..? >> >>Come on all you M3 lovers, whatcha think? > >------------------------ >Ken Wilcox >klw.51(at)home.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html