Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/15

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Reflections from a new M6 owner
From: adl@sirius.com
Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 17:51:06 -0800
 
>The move from the old plant at Wetzlar to the new facility at Solms, five
>miles away, occurred about 1988 or so.   The old plant has, to my knowledge,
>been closed down, though some of the corporate offices may remain there.
>
>Camera 1706238 is post-1986 but, as the new management refuses to release
>production data and serial number ranges,  it would be difficult to date
>beyond that.
>
>Best,
>
>Marc
>msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
>Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!


I always thought that the last M6 manufactured in Wetzlar had the Wetzler
on it and all new cameras from Solms just said made in Germany.  Collectors
are searching for those "Wetzlar" M6's.

Alvin Dean Lee