Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks. btw, the seller of m6t is also selling his 35mm f1.4 asph titanium. What is a fair price for this? Nelson - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Yao" <joseph@yao.com> To: "Leica User Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:12 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Titanium > on 9/4/03 12:45 am, Skip Williams at leica@skipwilliams.com wrote: > > > Collectible? It's probably collectible, as are just about all non-standard > > Leica models. In future years, most true collectors will likely want the > > camera and one or more of the Titanium lenses that were offered at the time. > > I think that there were three: 35/1.4, 50/1.4, and 90/2? > > The M6 Titanium was offered initially with pre-ASPH 35/1.4 in 1992. Then > the 35/1.4 ASPH., 50/1.4 and 90/2.8 Titanium lenses came along, with the > 90/2.8 introduced in 1998. > > In late 2001 when the M6 TTL Titanium was introduced, three more titanium > lenses were offered: 50/2.0, 35/2.0 ASPH., an APO 90/2.0 ASPH. > > In all there have been seven titanium lenses offered. You can probably tell > I am fond of the titanium series, and indeed I am. The M6 that I use most > and like best is a M6 Titanium (classic) fitted with M6J finder, titanium > 50/1.4, titanium Rapidwinder, titanium Softrelease and titanium Rapidgrip. > Oh, there is also a Leica titanium rim UV filter! :-) > > Cheers, > > Joseph <- still surviving the SARS/coronavirus in Hong Kong! > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html