Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/29

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Special Edition M6s
From: "Roger Beamon" <roger@beamon.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 10:14:12 -0700

On 29 Jul 99, LEICAMAN56@aol.com wrote, at least in part:

> Hi Frank, 

> The black paint camera was to be based originally on the 
> titanium camera, as it had a brass top plate.  The idea being
> that as the  camera wears, it will brass properly.  But alas,
> Solms used up the  cameras we had reserved. Now it is planned to
> be based on the .72 TTL with brass top plate. 

Sounds like it may be a sore issue, Bill, but why did Solms use up 
what you had reserved for LHSA? Is a reservation not a 
reservation, or does Solms have some sort of Orwellian definition?

Also, do I properly infer that the classic will no longer be 
manufactured?

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Roger
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