Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc Correct! The "cassette cylinder" was reduced in size because the wall thickness of the chassis casting (or extrusion) was increased to make a stronger camera. Jerry Marc James Small wrote: > At 05:38 PM 8/26/03 -0400, Saganich, Christopher/Medical Physics wrote: > >Does anyone have a classic M6 and use Leica cassettes. I'm curious if the > base plate design is the same as the M4-2, with the hook protruding down. > I've seen photos of classic M6's with base plates that look as though they > will open the cassettes but without the hook. > > Chris > > Early (Wetzlar) M6's still had the locking lug on the baseplate. This was > deleted when production shifted to Solms but old-style baseplates are still > available as repair parts. Sometime late in the life of the M6, the size > of the cassette cylinder was reduced, rendering use of any of the cassettes > impossible, a situation apparently continued on the MP-New and the M7. > > Marc > > msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html