Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk wrote: > I've been asked not to reveal my source (disappointing I know) for > this but > I have heard tell of a prototype made by Leitz which was an M6 with an > R4 > shutter installed, presumably it worked as there'd be no point in > installing > it without it working... > > I enquired as to whether the camera had a working auto exposure > setting and > there was no further information available other than this camera is > now > owned outside of Leica and it was made over 4 years ago. > > So exploratory work has obviously been done, though it begs the > question, > 'If not then, why now? If indeed at all'. > > Jem Well Jeremy, It all makes perfect sense now. Having satisfied and saturated the market with one M6E, Leica stopped production. Stephen Gandy