Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marga (Souris) wrote: QC has deteriorated universally due to our "plastic" throw away technology I remember my late father being shocked by the appearance of plastic on the M4 and Leicaflex. For his generation, plastic = junk, and the appearance of plastic on the M4 was to him a sign that Leica quality had started to deteriorate. It's easy to smile at such a simplistic view, but I wonder how many sales were lost to folk of his age back in the 1960s and early 1970s. What's even sadder than the deterioration of QC is the deterioration in design quality. The M6 has been in production since 1984, and we still have to turn the shutter to B to avoid running down the batteries. Spectacle wearers still can't see the 28mm frame. The camera still doesn't have an R-style opening back. And on how many cameras is the plastic tip of the lever wind scuffing the top panel? Regards, Doug Richardson