Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The awnser to that question probably has to do with marketing. The space on top of the M has to be the most expensive real estate on earth. Ever since after the M4, Leica leaves it for all those special/commemorate editions to demand hefty price AND some of us are willing to pay for it. Like an F1 team, sponsors pay a lot for that little sticker on the car's body. If I can make money, I'll be a walking billboard with all kinds of stickers on my attire. - --- Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> wrote: > Hen > > If they indeed use CNC machining of the top plate, > why, oh why > can't they engrave the Leica logo on top? How much > extra could it > cost including the extortion payment to the > microscope division for > use of the logo? > > Jerry > > Henning Wulff wrote: > > > >Henning Wulff wrote: > > > > > >> New M6 (essentially an M7 with its shutter but > without AE) > > > > > >Henning, > > > > > >It's not the M7 shutter, it has no DX coding, no > lock on the shutter > > >release, > > > > > >It has a mechanical shutter, like in the M3 to > M6. > > > > > >And it's not flash TTL, and it has the old speed > dial, and the old top > > >cover height. > > > > > >There are four pages with lot of pictures of it > in March 2003 Nippon Camera > > >magazine. > > > > > >It's a special edition of 400 ex. made for the > Japanese market. > > > > > >But on may think it's based on a new camera... > > > > > >;-) > > > > > >Lucien > > > > In that case this may be something different > again. What I have > > described is what supposedly will show up at PMA. > > > > One thing that going to CNC production of the top > plate has done is > > allow Leica to make many variations relatively > easily, so we may see > > an even greater variety of regular, and special > edition Leicas. > > Collectors will be in heaven! > > > > Maybe we'll be able to go down to our local > dealer, and order _just_ > > the Leica we want: Make mine a black paint 0.58 M7 > without TTL and > > lower top plate height and old style shutter dial > and an M3 style > > wind lever but new rewind, and make that low-fat > with two shots! > > > > -- > > * Henning J. Wulff > > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html