Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1994/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>The M6J comes complete with a bayonet-mount f2.8 collapsible Elmar; the Elmar >also comes with a satin-chrome shade which looks retro but I don't think really >relates to anything Back Then Thirty-Five Years Ago. The M6J I saw also had >a retro eveready case (real stitched brown leather; it looked even more old- >fashioned than my 1962 M2 case) and came in a beautifully finished wooden >presentation box. The price, at my favorite Leica discount shop in Tokyo, >was 608,000 Yen, about $6500. these days. I heard that the Elmar was of the latest computation. Any idea if it's sold separately, and how much? I would be interested if it's cheaper than a Summicron. >Incidentally, what's the news about an M7? I'm going to try my new Contax G1 >out today--maybe that's the M7? Let us know how it is. g.huang gang@mtdcr.att.com