It is indeed a single stroke, but alas serial number is "only"
1,026,xxx - I very much doubt it could fund a retirement!
(but it might be worth something in 20 years' time as good M3's get
rarer). Problem is the damn things never stop working, market is still
flooded with great-condition M3s.
They are almost as rugged as Nikon Fs it seems.
Dawid
On 22 May 2012, at 2:00 AM, John Hudson wrote:
> If the M3 is a single wind with a s/n in excess of 1,200,000 it
> could fund
> your retirement pension ! The s/n of my single wind is just a tad
> shy of
> 1.2m but well over 1m !
>
> Wise decision to hang on to the finest 35mm camera ever made.
>
> jh
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dawid Loubser" <dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 6:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Goodbye, 35mm
>
>
>> Still a little bit in shock - and I know the dealer got quite a
>> bargain - but a wonderful little roadtrip this week-end with my Wife
>> and my Mamiya cured me :-)
>>
>> I will keep the Leica M3 around for snapshots, because it really is
>> compact, but otherwise - for my needs, this has been a good decision.
>> I am so glad you will have a proper darkroom again, Ken. I look
>> forward to having the same again soon, currently making use of a very
>> ad-hoc setup.
>>
>> Dawid
>>
>>
>> On 20 May 2012, at 11:27 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>
>>> It absolutely is Moose's fault! Let's not let him off the hook that
>>> easily.
>>>
>>> Do stick around. As you know, very little OM is actually discussed
>>> or even
>>> owned by half the list anymore.
>>>
>>> AG
>>>
>>>
>>>
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