Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: Viewfinder on M2 question
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 08:21:36 -0400

> I wonder if this is something that was modified during the production life
> of the camera? Hmm...
>
> Ken Wilcox

Ken,

Just looked at both my M2's #'s 1005 xxx and 970 xxx and the glass is flush
but if you look at the window from an angle there is an optical ilusion that
gives an appearance of being tipped. I cannot imagine any reason for Leica
modifying this window.

Steve
Annapolis

>
> At 5:06 -0400 7/28/0, a fine scholar, CapsTeeth@aol.com wrote:
>
>>In a message dated 7/28/00 3:14:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wilcox@tir.com
>>writes:
>>
>><< How sure are you of this? My M2 is the same way (always has been for the
>> years I've owned it. This is also the way Sherry returned it to me after a
>> CLA a few months ago.
>>
>> Ken Wilcox >>
>>
>>I had 2 M2's until last week, sold one (I'm a perfectionist-nut so I'd have
>>noticed if the it was tipped) but still have one left, both CLA'd by Sherry,
>>both with flush, non-tipped light panels.  My M4, dinged but working, CLA'd
>>by Don Goldberg, has a straight panel also.  As did my M4-2 and both my
>>current M6's.  Go figure.
>
>
> ----
> Ken Wilcox                                Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits
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>               <kwilcox@gfn.org>
>
>