Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]First series M6 Titan, One of these - a little grubby, but still rather nice - sporting a C/Y mount Yashica 24 mm (actually an extremely good lens, costs about as much (second hand) as a new Leica lens cap). http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/M6_Yashica24.jpg.html To recalm the nerves of purists, a little less heretical: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/M4-2_SA21.jpg.html Cheers Douglas Frank Dernie wrote: > I take it everybody knows these titanium lenses had a hard titanium > (nitride, I think) plating on a standard brass lens..... There was > AFAIK no metallic titanium in them. > > Frank > > On 6 Feb, 2009, at 15:13, David Rodgers wrote: > >> Gene, >> >>>> I would have them all in Titanium<< >> >> When Camera World of Oregon sold out to Ritz a little over a decade ago >> they had a big sale. I worked a block away from the store and I used to >> go in there several times a week. To this day I regret not buying the >> several Titanium lenses they were selling at bargain prices. They also >> had an Ostrich skin covered M6. I think was also titanium. I should have >> bought the lot. Every piece was gorgeous. >> >> DaveR >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >