Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/10

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Subject: Re: Black or Chrome?
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 19:31:43 +0100 (BST)

At 19:05 10/06/97 +0200, you wrote:
>It depends. Some people like chrome and some black. The reason I prefer
>black is that this body will obviously catch less attention, especially
>with a black tape over the red logo. Most people will think that it is a
>cheap P/S, and I am quite happy with that. It all depends how you plan
>to use your camera, and to what kind of places you will bring it.
>I will certainly agree that a chrome M6 has a beautiful finish, but in
>in some situations the black M6 may be a better photographic tool. Since
>1986 I have bought 4 M6, and all of them were black.
>/Hans

I'd go along with that. Chrome looks wonderful and if I was buying an M body
to look at, it would be chrome. Thus far I have 2 M bodies, both bought to
use without attractimg attention, and both are black. 

Joe B.