Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/07

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] M thoughts
From: Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 11:46:13 +0200

On 07-07-1998 01:50 Ken Iisaka wrote:

>I believe R6 and R6.2 use very inexpensive but superbly accurate and
>durable Copal shutter units also found on inexpensive Yashica and other
>entry-level manual SLRs.  With the use of off-the-shelf components, the
>cost "could" be reduced dramatically.

If this is true, why then should the R6.2 cost THAT much?

Pascal

- --------------------------------------------------------
Check out: http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/
- --------------------------------------------------------
Macintosh PowerBook G3 - it eats Pentium notebooks for lunch
- --------------------------------------------------------
<<< PGP public key available on request >>>