Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] M3 purchase
From: feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)
Date: Wed Apr 6 19:09:03 2005
References: <012e01c53b13$3f91e2f0$aa00a8c0@ic7max3> <425495A1.9020207@arbos.net>

Guys, stop fondling your cameras and go out and shoot!
;-)

feli

On Apr 6, 2005, at 7:06 PM, MIKIRO wrote:

> Mike-
> This you can verify with your own hands. Optimally serviced and
> maintained M3 is peerless in this regard. My hands tell MP has the edge
> over M6/7 but does not rival M3.
>
> MIKIRO
>
> Michael J Herring wrote:
>> Do you think the wind is smoother on the M3 film advance?
>> I remember when I bought my first Canon F1 in 1971. It had the 
>> smoothest
>> wind mechanism of any SLR at that time.
>> I believe the Popular photography lab examined one and stated -
>> "The gear teeth are made from polished brass".
>> Perhaps this is what they used in the M3?
>> Most Leica owners tell me they prefer the M3 winding mechanism to the
>> M4p thru M7.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
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