Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Early and late black chrome finishes are on top of brass top plates: > > Last few M4s, M5, M4-2, most M4-P (twin external sync), the last few > production M6TLLs, limited edition last M6TTLs, current M7 > > Most later (but not current) black chrome cameras have zinc top plates: > > late M4-P (single sync & flush windows), M6, M6TTL (virtually all), > early M7 > > Black paint is always on top of brass. > > Silver chrome is the same as listed above for black chrome. > > Special editions are another matter again. > > John Collier > As usual the LUG comes through again! Thanks to both you and Feli for the information and reinforcement of a lesson that I should have learned years ago: that things are seldom as simple as I think they are. And, yes, the vulcanite has quite a different texture between my M4-2/M4-P and the later M6 and M6TTL. Thanks again. JB