Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 9/1/00 2:48 pm, Mikiro at arbos@silva.net wrote: > I just heard that a dealer in Japan will sell 200 black paint M6s with 0.85x > viewfinders (and with numbers engraved on the back). If I asked, would > Leica make another batch of 100 bodies for me? ;-) > Judging by an Austrian Leica dealer's special M6 with RED leather body covering, I think Leica would do anything if you pay them enough! I always imagined a sealed off section of the factory with people in decontamination suits and special protective visors when those puppies were assembled. I bet Leica lost money on every body as they forgot to take in account all the counseling the workers would require afterwards. Or maybe not. John Collier