Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I´ve had mine for just 14 years so it is too early to tell. Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen nyt myös Kameralehden juttuja suomeksi - ---------- > From: Alex Brattell <alex@zetetic.co.uk> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] How does a Leica M6 age? > Date: 17. tammikuuta 1999 19:51 > > 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