Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/10

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M6, M1911 and the male customization urge
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Fri Mar 10 08:37:01 2006
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>Just a question in this vein - does any one know if the Leica a la carte 
>option is successful?
>Douglas
>(Some of the specials I saw at the last Photokina were awful)

Douglas

It depends which options you choose. I had seen several a la carte Leicas, 
and the full leather assortment at a Leica day in a local camerashop. Some 
leathers look very pimp-styled (lizard, ostrich) ur just inappropriate for a 
classic camera (red, blue). The slick saddle leather looks rather neutral as 
piece of pattern, but absolutely gorgeous on a black camera body, not 
talking about the excellent grip feeling. 

A saddle leathered, black painted M7 with MP-style lever, 0.72 standard 
finder and Leica engraved top plate would be my choice if I had a few bucks 
too much...
Didier
In reply to: Message from leica at rcmckee.com (R. Clayton McKee) ([Leica] Re: Leica M6, M1911 and the male customization urge)
Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Re: Leica M6, M1911 and the male customization urge)