Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I had the impression from what I read at the time of its release that the >M6J was an M6 with a different viewfinder. Thus I find the pricing >unjustifiable. Now I read from many of you that the M6J is better made, >made by hand, uses different parts in other areas of the camera than the >viewfinder, etc. Is this a "Leica legend," or does someone have really hard >information on this? M6 M6J Viewfinder :28,35,50,75,90,135 35,50,90,135 Magnification : +- 0,76 X 0,85 X Top cover: M6 ZINC M3 like + M4 rewind lever BRASS Base plate plain Engraved like M3 Covering: vulcanite like plastic real leather lever: regular like M3 chrom: shinny less shinny shutter: regular seems to be more like M3 sound (subjective) no engraving on the top engraving like M3 speed control regular M3 like, less the hole for the leicameter +- 110.000 ex 1640 ex etc... The subjective impression is different. The M6J is much more confortable with a 50mmm or a 90mmm (135 mmm ?!?). It is the only commemorative M6 who justify his price and who was not made only for collectors. It seems that, like it was the case for the SL2, Leica loose money on that camera.(may be a legend). Lucien