Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Packaging on the M6
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:15:36 -0500

At 10:34 AM 10-03-98 -0700, Gary wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>	My life would be nothing without frivolous fretting...
>	
>	I've been happily snapping away with my new M6 since January. The
>baseplate has a thin plastic sheet on it which appears to be some sort of
>protective packaging material. I haven't removed it yet but I'm tempted. It
>helps to protect the finish on the bottom (like those awful plastic sofa
covers
>in the '50s) and no one but me knows it's there.
>	Can anyone think of a reason to remove it? Or not?
>
Why remove it?  The sheet is still on my 10 year old M6, and doesn't look
the worse for wear.  As you say, it isn't that noticeable, and if it adds a
little protection (and perhaps increases the resale value of the camera,
maybe), why not keep it?

Dan C.