Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What happened ? / Marc
From: "usinet.srlond" <srlondon@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 00:39:50 -0500

>I compared the design/ quality situation of the M6 vs M3 to 
>Mercedes Class A vs Mercedes reputation from older types - the 
>design of the Class A was great, but the car unfortunately did not 
>pass the test. 

That analogy doesn't really hold, because the A class is a completely new 
car built with a wholly new and radical design philosophy, while the M6 
is just an evolutionary update of the good old M3.  And I haven't heard 
any M6's failing design "tests".  Most of the concerns raised on the LUG 
recently have been about quality control (debris in lens, defect in 
glass), not engineering.