Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Japanese special edition of new Leica M
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:30:35 -0800
References: <A7750409-451D-11D7-9604-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

John

OK, I'll accept that, but what does or recent "besserwisser" in
Colorado say?  She appears to have a line to the inside gen on
what's new.

Jerry

John Collier wrote:

> Jerry,
>
> That is the only picture I am aware of to date. This is a real "MP 6"
> not a cobbled together fake. The people giving us the details are not
> rumor mongers but people who are connected and have been reliable in
> the past. As far as I am concerned, if they say that is what is coming,
> it is. You are of course free to disagree. My only disappointment is
> that it does sound like it is going to be yet another special ed.
>
> John Collier
>
> On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 02:24 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>
> > John
> >
> > My dear fellow, Have you never seen an M6 Millennium?  That
> > has the M2/3 rewind knob and the battery compartment, does
> > it not?  Of course in the view shown, I can see neither the film
> > advance lever nor the shutter speed dial.  Others have remarked
> > on those features, though.
> >
> > And yes, I have looked again.  Is there a browser that will show
> > another view?
> >
> > I would appreciate your response
> >
> > John Collier wrote:
> >
> >> If you look again you will see that it is not an M6.
> >>
> >> On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 12:08 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> >>
> >>> I could not find that camera on it, but I did see a phony MP6 (an
> >>> M6 with a black Leicavit).
> >>>
> >>> I am certain that DAG could make one up also.
> >>>
> >>> Lucien wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Small picture on Nippon Camera magazine website.
> >>>>
> >>>> <http://www.nippon-camera.com/zassi/z0303/0303.html>
>
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