Re: Wetzlar/Solms Quality

[cmiller@berkshire.net (Curt Miller)]

Yes,

A M6 is an M6...some batches are built to higher specification than others.
The 'future' of repairs is now.  These cameras are falling into disrepair now.

Remember, owning a few of these cameras and shooting a few rolls per week is
not the same as owning one or many for several years and shooting dozens of
rolls per week - big difference.  And, what we're talking here isn't just
about things going out of adjustment, we're talking breakage.

I remain unswayed by the dialogues.  Fact is fact.  Remember, I still own
and love an M6.  I'm just a bit realistic about the whole thing

Curt

>>Ben (and group),
>>
>>I'm told by VERY reliable sources that the new cameras are not built to the
>>same level of specification or tolerances of the M2,3,4,5s of Wetzlar.
>>That's not to say they aren't more feature laden, etc., but reliability,
>>down the road is like to be less.
>
>>Henry Curtis Miller, M.P.A.
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>Unless your sources have a special gift, they cannot know the future of
>these cameras and how they will hold up to use. Is it not a common thing to
>hear users say that their 3's, 4's, etc. were coming out of adjustment
>frequently relative to the modern 6's? Also, the original post (Marvin's)
>claimed that it was the Solms cameras v. the Wetzlar cameras that were
>inferior - not the M6 v. the 2,3,4, etc.
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>I simply refuted this as unlikely. The Solms 6 is the same as the Wetzlar 6,
>except of course the meter and the strap protectors.
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>Regards,
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>Ben W. Holmes
>Boulder, CO
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