Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica-Users List Digest V2 #163
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:29:22 -0500

At 09:33 AM 12-02-98 -0500, Mike Johnston wrote:
> Hate to break this to y'all, but there is _no chance_ that any M7 that Leica
>will build will be a camera that will appeal to the Leica M faithful. No
chance
>whatsoever. The current market forces and the imperatives of salability
>militate against it too strongly. _Any_ camera they build will be a
>disappointment, at least to any of you who truly appreciate the virtues of
the
>M. I guarantee this--remember where you heard it, so I don't have to say "I
>told you so" later on. Meanwhile, keep your M6s and be grateful they exist.
[snip]

Look at the complaints that hit this list when it was revealed that
eyeglass wearers might have trouble seeing the 35mm frames in the M6HM.  

Dan C.