Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/17

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Subject: [Leica] How does a Leica M6 age?
From: Alex Brattell <alex@zetetic.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 18:51:23 +0000

It says in the Leica brochure that the camera is lovingly handcrafted on the
thighs of Bavarian virgins to last until eternity and beyond, blah blah, etc
etc, but what is the reality? They certainly seem well built  (the cameras I
mean), but what are the parts that fail first, what are the signs of wear,
just how much (ab)use can they take?

Does the colour of the white metering spot on the shutter curtain of the M6
change with age and is it enough to affect the metering accuracy? How
permanent is the white stuff, and what is it anyway?

Does anyone with any of the early M6's have any thoughts on this?

All the best
Alex