Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] POP and Chrome Finishes
From: Dennis Painter <dwp@deltanet.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 14:46:36 -0800

Stephen wrote:
> 
> Marc James Small wrote:
> 
> snip
> 
> the interesting thing about it though, is that I can not claim to have
> realized the difference on my own.   the professional Japanese camera
> buyers who frequent the West Coast pointed out the difference to me
> years ago when I just started selling cameras.    Compared to the
> earlier Leitz chrome finish of the M3/M2/M4,  most of the regard the
> current M6 chrome finish as a rude joke, an imitation of the real thing
> that Leica is passing off to buyers who don't know any better.
<snip>
> Stephen Gandy

Stephen,

Is it possible that the difference in top covers, old-brass, new-die
casting material, is a major difference?

Dennis

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