Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/19
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For those of you that remember my post on my M6 going into the shop for
meter problems, and my ensuing concern for parts availability here's an
addendum and question.
- -the original M6 came back, but promptly died again. The dealer offered to
swap me for another instead of having to wait, so I did.
- - My question is: The M6 I now have is circa 1985, the one that had the
meter problem was from1992...how different are they?
I know the M2,3,4,5 vs M6 argument is slowly fading, and not wishing to
start another, I will say I liked them both! I only had the '92 model in my
hands for a few days, and I got the '85 today, so all I have are prelim
observations. The '85 feels different, smoother wind (maybe more wear?) and
the shutter seems to have a different sound at fast and slow speeds(wear?).
I did read Stephen Gandy's site comparing the earlier vs. later M6's
(thanks for the info!), and most of the differences seem to be cosmetic and
not internal between my two vintages. Any info/thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Mark Rutledge
markrut@ticnet.com