Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1994/11/06

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: M6J
From: gang@mtdcr.mt.att.com
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 94 10:08:31 EST

>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. 

I heard that the Elmar was of the latest computation. Any idea if it's
sold separately, and how much? I would be interested if it's cheaper
than a Summicron. 

>Incidentally, what's the news about an M7?  I'm going to try my new Contax G1
>out today--maybe that's the M7?

Let us know how it is.

g.huang
gang@mtdcr.att.com