Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, Your comments hit the nail on the head. Two Sundays ago my son and were at a camera show (swap??) and ran into a very friendly guy photographing with two M2 that showed more brass than chrome. Dents all over the place and he topped it off by shooting with a not flawless 1.2 Noctilux. I don't know the guy's name but a lot of people seemed to know him. He told us that he's been using these M2s for over 40 years without a hint of problems. My son said this was the coolest thing he ever saw. Oh, almost forgot, the 50 mm bright line finder on top was also equally beat up. Cordially Kurt (user M2) Ann Arbor John Brownlow wrote: > on 29/8/00 9:58 pm, Dances_with Leicas at m6ttl72@hotmail.com wrote: > > > Hello. I just bought my first new M6 and have a question, > > > > Should I remove the plastic protector thingy on the bottom of the camera > > Answer A: > > Good God, no! > > Moreover you should never, ever take the thing out of the box. Or put any > film in it! Or leave the house with it! Or even LOOK at it. Put it in a > safe, NOW, and give the key to your lawyer with instructions NOT to let you > have it. > > Answer B: > > Take the plastic off the bottom, take a sander to it, throw it down the > stairs, and then go out and have some f***ing fun. > > You will find both schools of thought are represented on this group. > > Personally, I am no longer driving around with those plastic seat covers on > my car seat. No doubt this has reduced its resale value. > > -- > Johnny Deadman > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com