Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/05

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Subject: Re: M6 Questions
From: Adi Soon <adisoon@pl.jaring.my>
Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 20:17:46 -0700

Lucien van Dievoet wrote:
> 
> Harold wrote:
> 
> <I was thinking of buying a second-hand or new M6. I have read somewhere
> <that the electronics in some of the earlier M6's were a bit dodgy. Is
> there
> <any truth in this and, if so, does anybody know which serial numbers to
> <avoid? If it's just idle rumour of course, it doesn't matter at all!!!
> 
> It was true with the first serie of the Leitz Wetzlar period (around
> 1984-85).
> 
> I had one totally reniew from the electronics point of view, for free, in
> Solms in the late 80's, because it was a well known problem. (long after
> the end of the warranty). It don't happen with all of them, but you better
> buy a LEICA GMBH (88) or a LEICA CAMERA GMBH (89-96) M6. (Actually LEICA
> CAMERA AG)
> 
> Lucien
> BELGIUM
Hello,

Are for the 84/85 version. Is it the one with ERNST LEITZ WETZLAR on the
top plate, and the word LEITZ instead of LEICA on the red dot on the
front??

- --adisoon