Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica-Users List Digest V2 #163
From: Erwin Puts <imxputs@knoware.nl>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 18:55:07 +0100

>I've been told similarly about HCB's preferred kit. Also, I understand that
>HCB (and perhaps a handful of other top Leica shooters) were given M6's
>with the 75mm framelines removed for easier use with the 50mm.

HCB stopped photographing around 1976 and abandoned it altogether in 1996.
The M6 arrived in 1984, when he was progressively winding down his
photographic activities. Can you confirm this topic as it would shed some
light on the later days of HB and Leica relationship.
Erwin