gyoung Posted February 13, 2013 Share #21 Posted February 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just think of them as honourable scars from a useful life The 'usual' trick is to cover the bottom of the meter with white sticky labels, I did that with the MC first when I got mine in '68, and with the later meters (2xMR and a Voigt. VCII) but there are still minor marks, there and elsewhere, from regular use. Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Hi gyoung, Take a look here prospective purchase: Rare M3 and Summicron. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaques Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share #22 Posted February 14, 2013 A deal has been struck! The camera is mine- I await delivery. Concerning the serial number- if only that 8 had been the 7? from WestLicht: "The very first serial-production M3 (1953, serial number 700001), formerly owned by Willi Stein, chief engineer of Leitz, was sold at a top price of 900,000 Euro (opening bid: 80,000 Euro)" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share #23 Posted February 14, 2013 Here it is: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/197981-prospective-purchase-rare-m3-and-summicron/?do=findComment&comment=2243105'>More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted February 14, 2013 Share #24 Posted February 14, 2013 Compliments !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share #25 Posted April 6, 2013 Luigi- it was you encouragement that tilted the ledger in favour of me getting this camera: now that I have it I am completely happy with the purchase- so thankyou sir. The summicrons are both flawless - the goggled V1 35 is a brilliant lens! and the M3 itself is in very fine condition- seemingly working perfectly. Other than scratches from the light meter- and a small flake of missing vulcanite on the film door the condition is excellent. An interesting point: despite being # 800001 the camera is single stroke. The L seal is gone but there is another seal there- I cannot say if it is a V or U? To my eye it looks like a V or a U with a flourish at the start- or could it be a symbol? Is anyone familiar with this seal? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/197981-prospective-purchase-rare-m3-and-summicron/?do=findComment&comment=2291940'>More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted April 6, 2013 Share #26 Posted April 6, 2013 Thanks for the pics... so, single stroke ? Probably, a factory modification made in occasion of a CLA... curios that, having "updated" the shutter mechanism to have the single stroke, they hadn't also "updated" the times' scale... but probably it could be normal, being different details (my M3 872.xxx is dual stroke and with the "new" time scale) (and... a nice pair of Wetzlar lenses... look at the buy & sell if you think of a fine Wetzlar 28... ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted April 6, 2013 Share #27 Posted April 6, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) (my M3 872.xxx is dual stroke and with the "new" time scale) 1957 854,001 -- 858,000 Metal of pressure plate, Shutter dial new Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share #28 Posted April 7, 2013 does anyone recognise that wax seal? Perhaps the owner of that seal that did the conversion to SS not Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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