Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/03

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Subject: Re: M6 Questions
From: Lucien van Dievoet <Lucien_vD@compuserve.com>
Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 17:36:28 -0400

Harold wrote:

<I was thinking of buying a second-hand or new M6. I have read somewhere
<that the electronics in some of the earlier M6's were a bit dodgy. Is
there
<any truth in this and, if so, does anybody know which serial numbers to
<avoid? If it's just idle rumour of course, it doesn't matter at all!!!

It was true with the first serie of the Leitz Wetzlar period (around
1984-85).

I had one totally reniew from the electronics point of view, for free, in=

Solms in the late 80's, because it was a well known problem. (long after
the end of the warranty). It don't happen with all of them, but you bette=
r
buy a LEICA GMBH (88) or a LEICA CAMERA GMBH (89-96) M6. (Actually LEICA
CAMERA AG)

Lucien
BELGIUM