Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/25

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Subject: Re: Special M6's aka Panda
From: Stephen <cameras@jetlink.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 13:24:11 -0700
 
For a time Leica was using black dials etc with chrome M6's.  This was
NOT a special edition, just normal production for the time.  Collectors
have taken to calling them "Panda" M6's due to their chrome and black
combination, but as far as I know this term was never used by Solms.
You can do the same thing with today's M6 just by changing the parts.
It is no big deal, though strangely some collectors are paying a premium
for it when they shouldn't.

Regards,

Stephen Gandy

Jacques Bilinski wrote:

> I recently saw a used chrome M6 for sale in a store. It had various
> parts
> on it, like the shutter speed wheel etc. in black rather than chrome.
> The
> asking price was about what you'd expect for a 'normal' used M6. Does
> anyone know about these chrome M6s with black parts?