Leica M2 - curtain changes during production

[olliewtf]

Reaching out to all the leica nerds now -

I have a late M2 button rewind - 1959. As i stripped it for a CLA, I was surprised to see that the 2nd curtain was glued onto the main drum, not clamped. It was my understanding that (all?) M3s had a clamped curtain (which came before the M2) and i thought M2s were the same.

Was it a cost saving measure that they later changed?

just curious.

ta!

 

[Erik van Straten]

Glued too, but the curtains were replaced at some time.


Erik.

 

[kaffefant]

Reaching out to all the leica nerds now -

I have a late M2 button rewind - 1959. As i stripped it for a CLA, I was surprised to see that the 2nd curtain was glued onto the main drum, not clamped. It was my understanding that (all?) M3s had a clamped curtain (which came before the M2) and i thought M2s were the same.

Was it a cost saving measure that they later changed?

just curious.

ta!

Mine is clamped, an M2 from 1962 (don'remember the exact year).

 

[olliewtf]

Glued too, but the curtains were replaced at some time.

Erik.

mate you didnt have to take the whole thing apart just to show me id have believed you..

lol

sounds like its true of the earlier models then. pretty much all i wanted to know, perfect! thanks.

 

[Erik van Straten]

mate you didnt have to take the whole thing apart just to show me id have believed you..

lol

sounds like its true of the earlier models then. pretty much all i wanted to know, perfect! thanks.

Well, I wanted to know it myself too!


Erik.