Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 12:48, Frank Dernie wrote: > But if you remember the M2 was originally sold as a stripped down > cheaper M3, quite a bit cheaper too, like S3 to SP Nikon. The auto > resetting counter was removed and a simpler less accurate cheaper to > make rangefinder was fitted (which people liked because a wider angle > of view went with the simplification). > Frank Although the magnification of the M2 is lower than the M3, .72 vs. .91 the base length is the same. Personally I prefer the M2, with the 35 frame lines. I'm also not a big fan of the round cornered 50 frame lines of the M3. Feli