Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/02
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From: "Doug Richardson" <doug@meditor.demon.co.uk>
>What's even sadder than the deterioration of QC is the deterioration
>in design quality. The M6 has been in production since 1984, and we
>still have to turn the shutter to B to avoid running down the
>batteries. Spectacle wearers still can't see the 28mm frame. The
>camera still doesn't have an R-style opening back. And on how many
>cameras is the plastic tip of the lever wind scuffing the top panel?
NO! No opening back! One of the great things about the M chassis is its
great rigidity; an SLR-style opening back would severely compromise that.
Also, I wouldn't want the magnification decreased any further, even to
make the 28 frameline more visible - that would make the rangefinder patch
smaller & less accurate. A separate finder is a better solution.
Agreed on the other stuff, though.
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