Mr.Prime Posted July 11, 2022 Share #41 Posted July 11, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) fantastic combination of features! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DoubleE Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share #42 Posted August 6, 2022 Sherry Krauter (Golden Touch) sold it to me. She had acquired the inventory of a camera tech who was deceased. This was his personal camera. When she went through it for the CLA, she saw that the internals are M3, top plate and VF are M2. She could not figure out how the frame counter came to be. The other mystery was how the original owner got the top plate in the first place. She said Leica did not give them out unless they were given a top plate for exchange. I've known Sherry for around 30 years (!), just happened to be visiting her when she was working on this camera. I really wasn't planning on getting another M body, but I loved the feature set. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 8, 2022 Share #43 Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 12:40 AM, DoubleE said: Sherry Krauter (Golden Touch) sold it to me...top plate and VF are M2...The other mystery was how the original owner got the top plate in the first place. She said Leica did not give them out unless they were given a top plate for exchange... New Old Stock top-plates being sold aren't that uncommon. Several years ago I bought one from a very well-known London dealership for my M2 and I didn't have to hand over the original as part of the deal. Having a 'no serial number' blank top-plate engraved with the camera's original serial number, however, could not be executed unless the original plate was sawn in half / otherwise destroyed. Philip. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2022 Share #44 Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) Am 8.8.2022 um 20:53 schrieb pippy: New Old Stock top-plates being sold aren't that uncommon. Several years ago I bought one from a very well-known London dealership for my M2 and I didn't have to hand over the original as part of the deal. Having a 'no serial number' blank top-plate engraved with the camera's original serial number, however, could not be executed unless the original plate was sawn in half / otherwise destroyed. Philip. Is the serial number of analog Leicas only on the top plate? Or did Leitz Camera engrave the serial number inside he camera, too? Where exactly, or did the location vary? Alpa in Switzerland did this for most of their models and Carl Zeiss for Contarex. Edited September 19, 2022 by Apochromat Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 19, 2022 Share #45 Posted September 19, 2022 45 minutes ago, Apochromat said: Is the serial number of analog Leicas only on the top plate? Or did Leitz Camera engrave the serial number inside he camera, too? Where exactly, or did the location vary? I don't know. Philip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzy Posted September 20, 2022 Share #46 Posted September 20, 2022 IIIg has is either in film chamber or like M, first picture shows II, III, IIIa 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! Quote 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/333538-m2-with-m3-frame-counter/?do=findComment&comment=4513103'>More sharing options...
Giuliobigazzi Posted October 5, 2022 Share #47 Posted October 5, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) One like yours is up for auction in 3 days, seems like a few examples were produced 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! 1 Quote 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/333538-m2-with-m3-frame-counter/?do=findComment&comment=4525138'>More sharing options...
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