Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen wrote: > > Marc James Small wrote: > > snip > > the interesting thing about it though, is that I can not claim to have > realized the difference on my own. the professional Japanese camera > buyers who frequent the West Coast pointed out the difference to me > years ago when I just started selling cameras. Compared to the > earlier Leitz chrome finish of the M3/M2/M4, most of the regard the > current M6 chrome finish as a rude joke, an imitation of the real thing > that Leica is passing off to buyers who don't know any better. <snip> > Stephen Gandy Stephen, Is it possible that the difference in top covers, old-brass, new-die casting material, is a major difference? Dennis - -- Experience is a tough teacher. It gives the test before the lesson. - -unknown