Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/09

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Passport vs. Leica hits the sand
From: jbuf@ix.netcom.com (John Irvin Buford)
Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 19:49:34 -0700

You wrote: 
>
>At 11:11 AM 5/8/96 -0700, Eric Welch wrote:
>
>>We have to remember that the M6-J is a major technial improvement in 
the M
>>series. It's just too bad it's a collector. Rumors will no doubt 
persist for
>>years, until Leica finally breaks down and builds one for the rest of 
us,
>>that it's going to be a production camera some day. (We can hope, 
can't we?)
>>
>
>I don't know if I would call it "major technial" improvement. The M6J 
meter
>is no better (or worst) than an M6 meter. Its finder is between M3 & 
M4,
>with 4 framelines. It doesn't feel any smoother (or less smooth) than 
an M3.
>Am I missing something? For the price, they could have used solid 
titanium
>top and bottom, but that might turn some collectors away.
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>
I beleive you are mistaken the M6j does not to my knowledge have a 
meter.  And the viewfinder is life size that is what is the major 
advantage to the M6J.

John Buford