Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> ... he just heaved a deep sigh and told me that "It's starting to go > downhill for Leica". And then he showed me other signs of quality > deterioration on the M6 compared to earlier models. I started to worry about this when I read about the two instances of bright streaks, which I thought was a shutter problem (has there been any more information on that?). > To me it's evident that the people in Solms now have changed their > priorities from quality to profit. And we - users and customers - > will have to stand back and allow the Leica shareholders to take over > as a more prominent pressure group. Or am I wrong about that? I wonder how much money Leica saved by using a plastic part. I would have gladly payed a few extra dollars to have metal instead of plastic; my guess is that's true of most people on this list. > My M6 is for now working perfectly, but if anything - this recent > disappointment have made me love my three almost 40 years old M3's > even more. Not once have they failed me! Really old fashioned Leica > quality! Exactly. - -Dave