Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1994/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Retro-Leica fans might be interested in the new M6J, which was introduced at Photokina. It's an M6 on the inside, but the outside trim (bezels around the Rf/VF windows, framing and self-timer levers) are those of the M3. Well, the angled rewind knob is retained. Trim on the battery cover is colored to make it less visible. The M6J comes complete with a bayonet-mount f2.8 collapsible Elmar; the Elmar also comes with a satin-chrome shade which looks retro but I don't think really relates to anything Back Then Thirty-Five Years Ago. The M6J I saw also had a retro eveready case (real stitched brown leather; it looked even more old- fashioned than my 1962 M2 case) and came in a beautifully finished wooden presentation box. The price, at my favorite Leica discount shop in Tokyo, was 608,000 Yen, about $6500. these days. The availability of Platinum, Titanium, and various commemorative Leicas nowa- days makes one wonder how many Leicas are sold to people who actually take pictures. I'm not against any of this, as long as it keeps E. Leitz in the camera business. Incidentally, what's the news about an M7? I'm going to try my new Contax G1 out today--maybe that's the M7? Jeff