Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen Gandy wrote : >I've lost count of how many factory trained techs, or former Wetzlar >workers, or experienced Leica repair people that I have talked to about >Leica M construction quality. Every one that I have talked to regard >regard M6 construction quality as a joke compared to the M3/M2/M4. >Inside is a cheapening of parts and a change from a "adjust to tolerance" > >design to a "fit or replace" design philosophy. Parts that were cast >became stamped when possible. Plastic was used where possible to lessen >cost. Perhaps you remember the problems a few years ago when Leica >tried to cut too far with the M6 and used a plastic part in the film >counter. ################# I have in front of me the new leaflet "Leica M". There are, p. 40-41, pictures of the inside of a M . I see no plastic part. I see p.45 the shutter : no plastic part. Question :where are the "plastic parts" ? Dominique