Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/02

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Subject: Re: Wezlar/Solms quality.
From: ABreull@aol.com
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 1997 06:16:53 -0400 (EDT)

In einer eMail vom 02.08.1997  07:56:18, schreiben Sie:

>>I don't understand the discussion which pretends a M6 deficit. I need to
>say,
>>that I never had a Leica (M2, M4, M4-2, blacks and blondes) which has been
>>built so acurate as my M6  - you even can't get a hair between bottom and
>>body, because it fits so nice.
>
>If you ever have occasion to replace that M6 baseplate be prepared for a
>hassle. It may take several tries before you find one that will fit
>properly. Seems that precision manufacturing isn't all that precise.
>
>

It's more a sign of a valid unicat than of mass production - C'mon, you don't
spent more than $7.500 on a M6 to replace the baseplate next morning, hum?
... You send it to Leitz, and you have a precisely working tool immediatly
after 8 to 12 weeks or so.

- -Alf