On Aug 28, 2006, at 12:08 AM, William Robb wrote: > Something to consider in buying a Leica is the cost per exposure > before > the camera wears out. >> From whay I have heard, Leica is the least expensive camera to use if > one takes a lot of pictures. > Apparently, they don't wear out. > This would probably be of little interest to a collector.
My only Leica at present is an M3 double-stroke with a matching vintage 50/2 Summicron lens. I've had it about half it's life. It turns 50 next year. It still works perfectly and has had one CLA since I've had it. Not being a purist, I have converted it to quick load, replaced the Leica flash fitting with a standard PC socket (using Leica factory parts) and added one of those rewind cranks to the knob. I don't have a clue how many photos it has taken in its life. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
