Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew Moore wrote: > > Leica R6, Leica R-E --> too much plastic ? (You must hate > > Canon, if I get your point, with quite a % of high performance > > plastics, overall). The Leica SLR feel very much like a > > brick to me, > > Not sure about the R-E (never used it) but I'm referring to some specific > components on the 6.2: the film advance lever, the shutter speed dial, the > catch on the take-up spool that pinches the leader -- all parts that see alot > of use, often under tension. Based on my experience with the M and FM2, I > would have expected a little more for the money. The advance lever is metal on the inside; it's just a plastic coating. The catch on the take up spool on my R6 and R7 are very much made of metal, and I can't imagine it being otherwise with the R6.2. But the shutter speed dial is indeed of plastic. Bernard