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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How does a Leica M6 age?
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 23:06:54 +0100

I´ve had mine for just 14 years so it is too early to tell.
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
nyt myös Kameralehden juttuja suomeksi

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> From: Alex Brattell <alex@zetetic.co.uk>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] How does a Leica M6 age?
> Date: 17. tammikuuta 1999 19:51
> 
> 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