Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/06

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Subject: Re: Leica-Users List Digest V1 #461
From: FSilberman@aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 13:14:32 -0400 (EDT)

In a message dated 5/4/97 8:06:27 AM, you wrote:

>Harold wrote:
>
><I was thinking of buying a second-hand or new M6. I have read somewhere
><that the electronics in some of the earlier M6's were a bit dodgy. Is
>there
><any truth in this and, if so, does anybody know which serial numbers to
><avoid? If it's just idle rumour of course, it doesn't matter at all!!!
>
>It was true with the first serie of the Leitz Wetzlar period (around
>1984-85).
>
>I had one totally reniew from the electronics point of view, for free, in=
>
>Solms in the late 80's, because it was a well known problem. (long after
>the end of the warranty). It don't happen with all of them, but you bette=
>r
>buy a LEICA GMBH (88) or a LEICA CAMERA GMBH (89-96) M6. (Actually LEICA
>CAMERA AG)
>
>Lucien
>BELGIUM

I have an "86 M6, & my meter is beginning to give me grief. It will work
great & then will be off 3 stops for no apparent reason. Iv'e had it checked
out & repaired a few times. I guess I did not send it out to the right eople?
Regards
Frederic