Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/18
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>At 07:12 PM 17/11/96 -0700, Chris wrote:
>>Dan,
>>
>>I do know that the early Leitz M6s look different inside. Also, I know that
>>their lightmeter responses are different. For example, I heard that the
>>diodes do not blink when the lens is covered up.
>
>The diodes blink when the lens is covered up?
>
>Dan C.
My M6, vintage this past June, will blink its LEDs at me when the lens cap
is on or in any other situation in which light is too scarce to provide
adequate exposure. Another difference b/t my M6 and the Leitz M6 I had
rented from Keeble and Shuchat (sp.?) is that mine has the plastic strap
guards above the strap lugs to prevent brassing. A third difference is that
mine came with a white "CE" sticker applied underneath the clear plastic
protection covering the bottom plate. I removed both the clear plastic and
the "CE" and much prefer it that way. Of course mine doesn't say "Wetzlar"
on it, but otherwise it is identical, at least down to minute differences
that could be detected in any two hand made objects (the advantage going to
neither).
- -Charlie
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Charles E. Dunlap
Earth Sciences Deptartment
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tel.: (408) 459-5228 Fax.: (408) 459-3074
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