Re: M Body Construction

["Adisak Soon Wai Hoe" <adisoon@pl.jaring.my>]

Stephen

May I know why the standard of finish on the outside of the newer M's is
lower?? It does not seem to be so....., 

- --adi

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> From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: M Body Construction
> Date: Friday, June 06, 1997 11:46 PM
> 
> At 07:52 AM 6/6/97 -0700, Stephen wrote:
> >The change to a
> >lower outside standard of finish is obvious. A quick look at the
> >M3/M2/M4 chrome or black enamel finish vs today's black or chrome, or
> >the stamping on the top plate where engravings used to be, or the old M
> >vulcanite vs the M6's plastic covering,  quickly tell that story. 
> >
> >But the idea that lower internal construction costs combined with an 
> >eye towards longevity  engineering can make a more reliable M camera is
> >very intriguing. 
> >
> >How did you come across this information?  
> 
> 
> I was first alerted to this by a series of discussions with a swathe of
> repair folks, including our own John Van Stelten, Ken Ruth, and the folks
> at Leica USA.  Then I have a fair amount of personal experience to
bolster
> this.
> 
> The plastic covering on the M6, by the way, is supposed to be
substantially
> longer wearing than the Vulcanite and not to suffer from the drying
problem
> which so deeply afflicts the older Leica cameras.
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
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