Re: [Leica] Re: M6 0,85

["Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>]

I was interested in having a MJ6 finder installed in an M6 but was told by
Leitz NJ that they couldn't do it because it would reduce the value of the
M6J.  Nevertheless, I believe that someone in Canada was doing this retrofit
and the cost was $650 USD.  I think you could assume roughly $300 for parts
and $300 for labor for this conversion if you can find someone to do it.
One advantage to having a conversion is that you can have yourself a chrome
M6 is that's what you wanted.  It seems from the posts here that older M6's
may be of higher quality than those coming from Solms.
Bud Cook
- -----Original Message-----
From: Tony Vezza <tv@cisco.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 1:49 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: M6 0,85

>Does anybody know if leica can&will retro fit
>this finder into existing, older, M6's?
>
>If yes, what would something like this cost?
>
>Would it be a stupid thing to do, relative to
>the modified camera's long term value?
>
>tv
>