Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: FS: Leica M3 Single Stroke
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:45:29 -0800
References: <20031213051940.56115.qmail@web12826.mail.yahoo.com> <3FDAB4C5.DD0AA72D@pacbell.net> <Pine.SOL.4.58-L.0312130828260.29456@hedvig.uio.no>

Daniel

WOW!  35mm (wide angle) framelines in am M3 finder?  This I gotta
see.  Please tell me how this was done.

I certainly can see a 135mm frame added to a M2, but not a 35mm
added to an M3 (unless the magnification of the finder was changed)

Jerry

Daniel Ridings wrote:

> Not impossible, Jerry, if someone had some repairwork done on it. I have
> the 35mm framelines in my M3. Don't want 'em, but they're there.
>
> Daniel
>
> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>
> > Victor
> >
> > Can you tell us how the 135mm frame lines got in the M2 of
> > yours?
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Victor Tavernini wrote:
> >
> > > Ok ... I'm an idiot ... I took off the Leicameter and
> > > it is an M2 ... with 35,50,90 & 135 framelines ...
> > > serial number is #1017xxx ...
> > >
> > > I did sell my M3 ... I got confused ... it is late ...
> > > I'm trying to beat the Friday midnight FS deadline ...
> > >
> > > I went on a 'camera hunt' in my house and found way
> > > too many cameras ... this one has to go (as well as
> > > two Nikon F3s ... a Nikon F2 ... a Rolleiflex ...
> > > etc.)
> > >
> > > Sorry for the confusion,
> > >
> > > Victor Tavernini
> > >
> > > --- Victor Tavernini <victor6@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > I found a Leica M3 SS in a drawer yesterday that I
> > > > had
> > > > meant to sell a long time ago ...
> > > >
> > > > Here are the details -
> > > >
> > > > It is in user shape, one dent on the side near the
> > > > winding crank, little brassing, the worst area is
> > > > the
> > > > back door where most of the black has worn off and
> > > > the
> > > > back door leather is misfitting.  The other leather
> > > > on
> > > > the camera is nice.  It works perfectly.  The
> > > > unusual
> > > > thing about this camera is that it has been modified
> > > > to have M4 framelines ... so it has framelines for
> > > > 35,
> > > > 50, 90 & 135mm lenses.
> > > >
> > > > Included with this camera is a nice Leicameter MR
> > > > that
> > > > had been gone over by DAG a year and a half ago.
> > > >
> > > > I'm also including a spare rewind spool for the M3.
> > > >
> > > > This is a user camera which would be a bit better
> > > > than
> > > > user if it weren't for the back door.
> > > >
> > > > $675 ... actual UPS shipping charges.  I'm only
> > > > interested in selling to someone in the US ...
> > > > customs
> > > > forms frighten me. Payment by PayPal or USPS Money
> > > > Order.
> > > >
> > > > I'll email pictures if interested ...
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Victor Tavernini
> > > > victor6@yahoo.com
> > > >
> > >
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Replies: Reply from Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> (Re: [Leica] Re: FS: Leica M3 Single Stroke)
In reply to: Message from Victor Tavernini <victor6@yahoo.com> ([Leica] Re: FS: Leica M3 Single Stroke)
Message from Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: FS: Leica M3 Single Stroke)
Message from Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> (Re: [Leica] Re: FS: Leica M3 Single Stroke)