Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/10

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: M3 and Wide Angle
From: "C.M. Fortunko" <fortunko@boulder.nist.gov>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 19:00:05 -0600

The rangefinder on the M3 is physically different from the later models. I
don't know how it can be "modified."

Chris


At 06:18 AM 9/11/96 +0800, you wrote:
>
>>I believe the bug-eye 35mm lens is my main option. I called Leica and found
>out that it is not possible to modify the view-finder in this camera to
>include WA frames.
>>
>>Roger (L. Bunting)
>>rlbunting@lucent.com
>
>I bought an M3 and it already has 35-50-90 frames lines which I believe was
>modified by a previous owner.  I do not think Leica does the modification
>now but I wonder if an independent leica repairman might still be able to do
>it. Maybe you should check it out.
>
>Dan
>
>
>


Replies: Reply from Fred Ward <fward@erols.com> (Re: M3 and Wide Angle)