Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/18

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Subject: Re: M6's Early Vs Late
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 06:08:09 -0400
 
At 11:40 PM 16-08-97 -0700, you wrote:
>Today I purchased a very early M6, the 20th made.  If you are interested
>in the often obscure differences between this and a late M6, please
>visit my site at http://cameraquest.com/m6dif.htm
>
>Stephen Gandy
>
You show the newer M6 as having the top plate engraved, "ERNST LEITZ
WETZLAR GMBH".  Did you intend this to appear in the early M6 column?  I
didn't think the word Wetzlar appeared on late model Leicas.

Dan C.