Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Reason for no foam in the M-6
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 23:07:03 +0200

Minolta (& Leitz) succeededed this with Minolta CLE - it could be done
again.
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

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> From: BIRKEY, DUANE <dbirkey@hcjb.org.ec>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Reason for no foam in the M-6
> Date: 03. hein=E4kuuta 1998 16:59
>=20
> Uh, the main reason you can't have foam in an M-6 is that it loads fr=
om=20
> the bottom.  You would probably destroy the foam loading your first r=
oll=20
> of film.   Quite honestly, I shoot with too many cameras, but they ha=
ve=20
> box-end frame on the back or windows to keep me straight.  I only hav=
e=20
> 1-M6, but alternate films depending on the need, so I have to think l=
ong=20
> and hard after a few days as to what kind of film is inside.   But a =
back

> opening M-7 would look too much like a M-5, I'd prefer to keep the bo=
ttom

> loading construction of the M-6. =20
>=20
> Duane Birkey
>=20
> HCJB World Radio
> Quito Ecuador=20