M3 with M4 hardware?

johnastovall · 02/28/08, 08:25 PM

Well the M3 finally fell of the UPS truck and it's most interesting. It is an M3 single stroke body but it has the M4 advance lever, frame preview and self timer levers. Should I assume this was done at some time in it's live or could it have come this way? It's serial 1022xxx but I've not yet check the production date but assume it's rather late. Looks like it's going to Sherry K. for original hardware.

Front

M3front.jpg

Back

m3back.jpg

Ivar B · 02/28/08, 08:51 PM

I guess it is 100 % certain this was done sometime into the cameras life. I have seen it the other way around too, people who prefer the M3 film advance attach it on an M4.

rubenkok · 02/28/08, 09:17 PM

Hi John,
Leica Serial Numbers: M's Sorted by Type

Date 1/19/1961
Camera M3
Starting 1022001
Ending 1028000
Batch 5500

It's a nice camera !
All the best
Ruben

rtphotos · 02/28/08, 10:52 PM

The post inside the flash sync socket looks slightly askew. Better have Sherry give the entire camera a going over.

rt

luigi bertolotti · 02/28/08, 10:55 PM

If I were you, I'd replace the levers with the originals... M3 is always fine, but it's a little disturbing with that transplants... the spares I think can surely be found.

john_newell · 02/29/08, 01:54 AM

I really prefer the M4 style advance levers but I have to admit that the M4 levers, especially the PV and ST levers, are a little jarring on an M3. Looking at those lugs, this camera was clearly a user (which meshes with the info you posted about where it came from).

tobey bilek · 03/01/08, 02:06 PM

The on thing they should have changed, they did not. Sync terms. I put the M4 ones in, although not as good, the cords are easily available. The stupid adapter poke me in the eye.

02/28/08, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
johnastovall Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/06 Location: Dublin, Texas Posts: 563	M3 with M4 hardware? Well the M3 finally fell of the UPS truck and it's most interesting. It is an M3 single stroke body but it has the M4 advance lever, frame preview and self timer levers. Should I assume this was done at some time in it's live or could it have come this way? It's serial 1022xxx but I've not yet check the production date but assume it's rather late. Looks like it's going to Sherry K. for original hardware. Front M3front.jpg Back m3back.jpg __________________ They said, "You have a blue guitar, / You do not play things as they are." The man replied, "Things as they are / Are changed upon the blue guitar."

02/28/08, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ivar B Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/18/06 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 248	Re: M3 with M4 hardware? I guess it is 100 % certain this was done sometime into the cameras life. I have seen it the other way around too, people who prefer the M3 film advance attach it on an M4.

02/28/08, 09:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
rubenkok Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/26/05 Posts: 1,846	AW: M3 with M4 hardware? Hi John, Leica Serial Numbers: M's Sorted by Type Date 1/19/1961 Camera M3 Starting 1022001 Ending 1028000 Batch 5500 It's a nice camera ! All the best Ruben

02/28/08, 10:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
rtphotos Benutzer Join Date: 06/18/07 Posts: 42	Re: M3 with M4 hardware? The post inside the flash sync socket looks slightly askew. Better have Sherry give the entire camera a going over. rt

02/28/08, 10:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
luigi bertolotti Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/24/07 Location: Brescia Posts: 2,844	Re: M3 with M4 hardware? If I were you, I'd replace the levers with the originals... M3 is always fine, but it's a little disturbing with that transplants... the spares I think can surely be found.

02/29/08, 01:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
john_newell Benutzer Join Date: 06/08/05 Posts: 66	Re: M3 with M4 hardware? I really prefer the M4 style advance levers but I have to admit that the M4 levers, especially the PV and ST levers, are a little jarring on an M3. Looking at those lugs, this camera was clearly a user (which meshes with the info you posted about where it came from).

03/01/08, 02:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
tobey bilek Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 06/28/06 Posts: 269	Re: M3 with M4 hardware? The on thing they should have changed, they did not. Sync terms. I put the M4 ones in, although not as good, the cords are easily available. The stupid adapter poke me in the eye.

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