Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Who knows - But we can spend the next couple of weeks sending a good 1000 messages back and forth endlessly speculating on the shutter, the electronics, the cost, the impact on the "standard" M, what changes may be necessary in body shape, size and weight...And it will all be utterly meaningless until Leica announces something and answers the questions..:-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeremy Kime Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 3:18 PM To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica M6 AE Wouldn't this necessitate a different shutter? Jem > ---------- > From: rlb[SMTP:rlb@triad.rr.com] > > I just picked up the following post to the Contax list by Bob Shell about > a > planned introduction of an M6 AE at Photokina. I know that this was a > speculation topic earlier on the LUG but I don't recall anything quite > this > specific. > > I asked for and received Bob's permission to post this on the LUG. He is > interested in the feedback from the LUG on the subject. > > Bob Bedwell > > bob@bobshell.com > > > I'm not on any of the Leica lists, so this may be old news > to those that are. > > The Spanish magazine Foto has a photo in their February issue > of a camera marked "Leica M6 AE" which they say will be introduced > this year at photokina. Just like the current M6 but has a setting > for AE on the shutter speed dial and offers aperture priority auto > in additional to manual operation. > > If anyone here knows more about this I would like to hear from you. > > Bob >