Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 SPECIAL EDITION: XK50
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:16:39 -0600 (CST)

I wonder why the poke fun at Leica?

On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, guido ridoli
wrote:

> A famous italian photo magazine annouces that there will be a new special
> edition of Leica M6 the MK50 for the famous Jaguar car factory, and its
> famous catalogue: "Jaguar Collection".
> This special M body is a normal M6 (TTL?) covered with green  skin ( the
> classic colour of Jaguar production) and the lens will be the classic Elmar
> 50/2,8. The magazine doesn't mention the body colour (black or chrome) but
> it announce the cost: 6000 $ and the number of bodies that will be made: 50;
> 
> God bless collectors bank accounts.
> 
>         Guido Ridoli
> LEICA M SUPERFAN
>   guirid@numerica.it
>