Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/17
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My 90s vintage M6 has failed twice, not counting the time I dropped it. The
first was the film counter that died after about 3 years of light use. Last
year the meter circuit also failed and was replaced. (None of my other M
bodies have ever failed)
Ken Wilcox
>It says in the Leica brochure that the camera is lovingly handcrafted on the
>thighs of Bavarian virgins to last until eternity and beyond, blah blah, etc
>etc, but what is the reality? They certainly seem well built (the cameras I
>mean), but what are the parts that fail first, what are the signs of wear,
>just how much (ab)use can they take?
>
>Does the colour of the white metering spot on the shutter curtain of the M6
>change with age and is it enough to affect the metering accuracy? How
>permanent is the white stuff, and what is it anyway?
>
>Does anyone with any of the early M6's have any thoughts on this?
>
>All the best
>Alex
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