[Leica] m6 base plate question

[marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)]

At 03:50 PM 7/4/2007, Eduardo Albesi wrote:
 >Hi Eric
 >
 >El 04/07/2007, a las 15:16, Eric Korenman escribi?:
 >> question: I don't have the original m6 base plate.
 >> 1) Where is the best place to find a base plate? (other than ebay)
 ><http://www.leicamarket.com>
 >:-)
 >
 >> 2) will pre m6 base plates work?
 >Compatible baseplates:
 >Pre-M6 - Leica M4, M4-2, M4P
 >Post M6 - Leica M6TTL (obviously), M7, MP, MP3 etc
 >
 >> 3) what is a typical price for this part?
 > From about US $60 for a used beater in black chrome to US $ 220 for
 >a new part from Leica (may be slightly different depending on world
 >location)
 >As used parts, chrome ones (as black paint ones) tend to be a tad
 >more expensive than black chrome and way cheaper than black paint ones.

The early (Wetzlar) M6's had M4/M4-2/M4P 
baseplates which incorporated the locking lug to 
allow the use of Leitz film cassettes.  The later 
M6's and cameras after that had baseplates bereft of this useful feature.

Marc


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