Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffrey Hausner wrote: >=20 > Would anybody want to guess, or does anyone know if the FF20,000 or $3,= 300US > is the catalogue price or the minimum authorized advertised price for t= he > new unit? We may be on the verge of the best of all possible times to = pick > up new (old version) M-6s at an extremely attractive price if they're > discontinued. Is it too soon to declare that the new, bigger M-6 may b= e the > "Son of M-5"? >=20 Buzz I saw the picture of the new M6 TTL in Chasseur d'Images: Don't be afraid, 2 mm don't make it a M5.=20 The only obvious difference is the second silvered strip=20 on the top of the finder window. I understand that the mention "TTL" is engraved on, or near, the hot-shoe. In the viewfinder, together with a red arrow for flash ready there is a red dot between the two well known red arrows which appear only when the exposition is o.k.. About the price, FF20.000, is a French price. Leica are always more expensive in France (and Italy). A new "now discontinued M6" cost +/- 17.800 FF ** in France, 14.000 FF in Belgium and around 12.000 FF in USA. A mint black M6 cost +/- 12.500 FF ** in France. ** Copyright : <Dominique C=E9sari> <http://www.mygale.org/~cesarigd/photo5.htm#boitiers> Lucien