jim_shields Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 There is an outfit containing a chrome M6 classic with an all metal film winding lever on ebay at the moment. I thought this was a special edition exception to the plastic tip lever. Anybody know anything about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 To my knowledge the only M6 classic with an all-metal (M3-style)wind lever is the M6J which also has other M3 cosmetics and an 0.85 mag finder. It came as a set with a special version of the now-current 50/2.8 Elmar, which has a silver-chrome ring surrounding the front element (the production model has a black ring)and should have the same serial# as the body, which runs from 1954 01 through 40, 1955 01 through 40 and so on up until 1994 40. Otherwise, someone may have swapped the standard M6 wind lever for an M3 lever, a simple 30- second operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflesher Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 Could it be that the original plastice tip broke off, so they had an M3 lever installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucien1 Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1253938192 ">Is this the M6 (classic) you are talking about ?</a> It's clearly not original. <p> <img src="http://web2.airmail.net/krankin/M6-Outfit_w50_RT-CU_Jul-01.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_shields Posted July 9, 2001 Author Share Posted July 9, 2001 Yeah, that's it. It's the lever I want without having to buy a millennium or M6J or any other fancy model. I talked with the owner. He doesn't know anything about it. Says he's handled these before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_schank Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 Yep, looks just like the lever on my M3. Maybe you can call around and find a lever from a parts camera at one of the repair places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_wrathall Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 I have an M2 with this style lever, and before fitting one to a mint camera, be farwarned that it will beat dents into the shutter speed dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_collier5 Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 They are still available new from Leica. I just ordered one and the cost was $40.25CAN or $26.48US. You will also need the tool to remove the shutter release bezel. They are available from: <p> <a href="http://micro-tools.com/"> http://micro-tools.com/</a> <p> I find the new style levers are difficult to use when an auxilary finder is mounted. <p> Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted July 11, 2001 Share Posted July 11, 2001 Are they available in black chrome? or just "M3" silver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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