Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/16

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: The KFC M6
From: kabir@hsmpk14a-103.Eng.Sun.COM (Ihtisham Kabir)
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 08:14:00 -0700

Regarding the quality of M6 vs older M's - didn't they use
guttapercha before M6?

(BTW, my relatively new M6 also broke while under the
passport warranty.)

- Ihtisham

> From bowtie@sean.abest.com Tue Jul 16 04:52:57 1996
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> Subject: The KFC M6
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> Steve Gandy wrote about the "commemorative" Leicas.  I couldn't agree more.  
> As a looong time Leica user and collector I know too well the thrill of 
> finding an old, historic three digit "A" or a 72 or , or, or - I've had them 
> all.  But the idea of Leitz (or whatever their name is today) MAKING a rare 
> camera boarders on insult to our intelligence.
> 	
> 	As to the lessening of quality in M cameras.  Frankly, I don't see 
> that.  As great as the M3 is or was, one would be hard put to say that it is 
> better in any meaningful way than the M6.  Any comments abut price ought to 
> be viewed in the context of inflation over the years.  I really think that 
> the M6 is probably no more expensive than the M3 in 1953.
> 
> Bowtie
>