Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/02

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Subject: RE: [Leica] M6TTL desirable???
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 09:10:40 -0400

Gee.....if only some of us would have an opportunity to meet with Leica
representatives and tell them these things....

Dan C.

At 07:50 AM 02-10-98 -0500, you wrote:
>Bill,
>
>I'm with you and Lucien. I certainly don't want to spend 2,000 bucks (at
>least) for a feature I never felt the lack of on my M6. I think an M and a
>flash are not good companions and even if one needs flash for some kind of
>shots I don't think TTL in an M can improve that much over a well trained
>manual technique. Just my personal opinion,though.
>So, 2,000 dollars for a third (useless) led? For a cheap speed dial?
>Nah, much better to spend in lenses...waiting for the new millenium M7.
>
>Ernesto=20
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Erfurth [mailto:m6rf@yahoo.com]
>Sent: venerd=EC 2 ottobre 1998 4.36
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: [Leica] M6TTL desirable???
>
>
>Jim Brick wrote:
>>=20
>> Are you the only LUGger to want one?
>>=20
>> Enquiring minds want to know.
> :)
>>Jim,
>
>>It's funny that the new M6TTL seem to attract=20
>>much less attention on the LUG than the M6 0,85
>>few months ago.
>>;-)
>>Lucien
>
>Hi Lucien,
>
>I think you observation is right on.
>
>You have heard of the Leica mystique...well, I think this is the Leica
>mistake.
>
>Leica has not offered enought of an  incentive for existing M6 users
>to up grade.  Nor are the changes great enough to bring in new
>customers.
>
>If you want to know weather or not my observation is correct, just
>watch the net selling price (after rebates).
>
>Regards,
>Bill
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>=20
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