Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal, don't trust the catalogue too much:the new APO 90 M will be available not before Q2 '99 (they are saying that). About the M6 titanium:maybe they have a bunch of bodies in inventory = and want to get rid of.Maybe I'm wrong, but the introduction of the Elmarit 90 titanium doesn't prove too much in my opinion:since they have the barrell made in brass, they can either choose chrome or titanium finish.This is why I retained all my doubts when I was told at = Photokina this camera will remain in production without TTL. Best Ernesto =20 - -----Original Message----- From: Pascal [mailto:cyberdog@ibm.net] =20 Sent: mercoled=EC 23 settembre 1998 10.47 To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] M6 titanium disappeared from new Leica catalogue I noticed in the new Leica catalogue (09/98) I was talking about a couple=20 of days ago, that the M6 in titanium finish has completely disappeared! = It is not even mentioned anymore. The only M6 listed are: TTL black, TTL chrome, TTL 0.85 black. The fact that the "new" M6 brochure does contain a reference to the M6=20 titanium (but no TTL update) could maybe be explained by Lucien's = remark that this brochure dates from April 98, and thus well ahead of the=20 updated Leica catalogue. Strange situation. So they would appear to bring the new titanium version=20 of the Elmarit-M 90/2.8 to market only for existing M6 titanium owners? = Must be a rather small market. On the other hand, owners of the M6=20 titanium might enjoy the privilege of having a kind of collector's item = if the titanium version is effectively dropped! BTW: the date I mentioned for the new Apo 135/3.4 M is wrong: in the=20 catalogue it is said that it will be available in Q4 of this year (and=20 not Q1 of 1999), as will the Apo 90/2.0 ASPH M. The new 35-70/2.8 ASPH = R will be available in Q1 of 1999. Pascal - -------------------------------------------------------- Check out: http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ - -------------------------------------------------------- t h i n k d i f f e r e n t a p p l e c o m p u t e = r - -------------------------------------------------------- <<< PGP public key available on request >>>