Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/09

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Subject: Re: "Panda" M6
From: Mark_Bishop@ipc.co.uk
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:55:34 +0000
 
According to most published works, the "Panda" M6 was never intended as a
"special edition" per se. All that happened is that the factory found itself in
a position of having run out of chrome knobs for chrome-bodied M6s. Rather than
delete the model they used black parts for about nine months. I *believe* it was
just before they moved to Solms, but could be wrong.
Like a postage stamp with a slight printer's flaw, these models now have a
desirability that derives from their rareness.