He tells me that the part he’s made is actually quite vital for the long term future of the M3 and M2 too – but short of me getting something incorrect, you can read about all that here. The latter he’s now offering as an optional extra as part of his servicing of those cameras. Without going into to many details, his most notable recent achievements are managing to fit a titanium shutter into a Leica m film body, as well as reengineering a part for the Leica M2 and M3 rangefinder. Repainting Leica gear seems to be the thing Alan has built a name for himself for, but actually I think it should be strongly acknowledged that the mechanical side of the work he does is also of particular note. This all started long before this lens reared it’s head, so when the lens landed with me he seemed the obvious choice to send it to. I’ve spoken to Alan a couple of times on the phone, and we’ve had some quite extended emails about the possibility of him repainting my Leica M3. If you don’t know anything about CameraWorks, look them up here.
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