RE: [Leica] M6 Black Paint

[goldframe1@yahoo.com]

Personally I don't see why someone would want the black paint on a working
camera, it would wear down far more quickly than the black chrome anodizing.

- -----Original Message-----
From:	owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve LeHuray
Sent:	Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:41 AM
To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject:	Re: [Leica] M6 Black Paint

> <<Hello,
>
>
>   Does anyone follow up how many different kinds of the M6 black paint
model
>
> they have made?  I thought that the Millenium and LHSA are the two of the
>
> black paint models but evidently there are a lot more.
>
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> David>>
>
> Hi David,
>
> There are at least the following that I can think of:
>
> M6 TTL Millenium .72 black paint (2000 made)
> M6 TTL Year of the Dragon 2000 .85 black paint (500)
> M6 TTL ICS Camera .85 black paint (200)
> M6 TTL LHSA .72 black paint (650)
> M6 TTL LHSA .85 black paint (550)
> M6 TTL .72 Bridge Camera black paint (200)
>
> Very possibly there are others in the works. However, of all of these, the
> LHSA ones are still the best "value" if you want to go black paint. ;->
>
> cheers,
> Rich
>
What I would like to see Leica do on the M6 black paint cameras is to make
black paint an option other than as anniversary model.

Steve
Annapolis