Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank If the film advance lever sits ON the top plate directly, it will scratch the top plate. Jerry Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote: > Frank-- > > My Leica book shows the M3 next to an M2, and on nearby pages you can see > other M bodies. On this picture of the M3, the film advance lever, where it > attaches to the body, is sandwiched between the circular piece below it, > that is attached to the camera, and under the circular piece atop it, in > which the shutter release sits. They seem to be nice and tight. Because the > advance lever is in between these two discs, so to speak, it is raised from > the camera body by a dimension equal to the height of the first disc, that > is, the bottom part of the "sandwich," if you will. > > If you are observing that the bottom piece is raised from the body itself, > that there is "room" underneath it, that seems odd. Have you seen more than > one of these? Where are the pictures we can look at? I'd like to see this, > myself. > > Kit > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Frank > Farmer > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 3:27 PM > To: LUG; MUG > Subject: [Leica] Raised Film Advance Levers on M3 > > Greetings all, > > I have a question about the film advance levers on M3 bodies. I've been > shopping around (mostly just lusting after them) for a SS M3. Anyway, > whilst observing the pictures on various websites that list used camera > equipment I noticed that some film advance levers are not sitting down on > the topplate of the camera. It apears that they have been raised a couple > of millimeters. This also appears to raise the shutter release button. Is > this just a common modification? Result of a CLA? Manufacture? Just > wondering if anyone can shed any light on this issue. I checked the > archives, but to no avail. As always, thanks in advance for any responses. > > Frank > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html