Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 J prices
From: dmorton@journalist.co.uk (David Morton)
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 5:18 +0000 (PST)

Steve Echols writes:

> What is wrong with my response? Some is looking for a M6j. You can put
> the
> rangefinder into a regular m6 right? that would be an answer to his
> search
> wouldn't it? It seems to me that your post is not very helpful. Did I
> miss
> something or are you just grumpy.

It's been discussed here before, I believe, and quite recently too.

I think the answer depends on which country you're in to some extent, but
when I asked the answer was that Leica wouldn't do it, nor would they
supply the M6J finder parts for a third party repairer to do it, because
they were concerned about possible counterfeiting of M6Js.

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