Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/11

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Old Leicas and better than the new "Junk" Cameras
From: Bernard Delgado <delgado@nytimes.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 19:04:43 -0500

>At 05:27 PM 8/11/1999 -0500, Greg Chappell wrote:
>>There ARE more products today made better than comparable products of 50
>>years ago (cameras included), but just ask people like Sherry Krauter at
>>Golden Touch Camera Repair if that applies to M4's vs. the new M6's being
>>produced today, comparing part to part. You can probably reverse, to some
>>extent, what you said below. I own both an M6 and M4 and LOVE both, but the
>>M4 IS a better built camera.
>
>
>For all of the many reasons pointed out by myself and others for so many
>years, this Just Is Not True.  It is an urban myth.  The M6 is the best
>built, best designed Leica RF camera ever.
>
>Marc
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I'm not so sure about that.
I have M3 & M6.
M6 was bought from a dealer, so it wasnt terribly old or abused.
I already need to repair the M6's viewfinder. The framelines are locked on
35mm.
I think I still like the M3 better. I only bought the M6 to be able to
shoot chromes quickly w/ the internal meter.
- -Bernard