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Subject: [Leica] FS Friday-M6 0.85 HM
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun Aug 5 12:51:53 2007
References: <20070803141038.M49641@wowway.com> <012501c7d5dd$8783d0c0$968b7240$@net> <18697AFA-E3F1-4CE9-A897-4BC5620C0BF1@mindspring.com> <012901c7d5eb$08173d00$1845b700$@net>

Wonderful initiative, Frank
Thanks,
Philippe


Op 3-aug-07, om 18:26 heeft Frank Filippone het volgende geschreven:

> I have been running a list of CVlassic M6 0.85 (HM) serial numbers  
> since the
> camera was first announced.  I have collected around 150 numbers,  
> scoured
> from EBay ads, LUG members, etc.  Only through the Internet has  
> this been
> possible.    There were 3130 cameras produced, so I have collected  
> around 5%
> of all camera serial numbers.  Not bad considering it was users'  
> generosity
> that allowed it.
>
> The study was to try to establish the way in which Leica did their  
> serial
> numbering ( blocks or contiguous)  as well as establishing if the  
> product
> were allocated to a specific country.  Both these theories were old  
> time
> habits of Leica.
>
> If you would email me privately as to the country the camera was  
> originally
> purchased, and the engraving on the back of the camera, that would  
> complete
> my data base.  Note:  I do not keep any data on the ownership, only  
> on the
> camera itself.
>
> To see some of the data collected.. go to Stephen Gandy's website...
> www.cameraquest.com   more specifically http://www.cameraquest.com/ 
> m685.htm
> Stephen was kind enough to allow this data to be published there  
> for all to
> see..
> The last upgrade to the list was done some time ago, but I will be  
> updating
> the info before the end of the year with a few more numbers.
>
> Thanks
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
> ??
>
> ric
>
>
> On Aug 3, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Frank Filippone wrote:
>
>> Thanks for that serial number..... it will be added to the list....
>
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from jerrypfile at wowway.com (jerrypfile@wowway.com) ([Leica] FS Friday-M6 0.85 HM)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] FS Friday-M6 0.85 HM)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] FS Friday-M6 0.85 HM)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] FS Friday-M6 0.85 HM)