Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not that I speak German worth a damn, but I was wondering if the reference to an M6 with "more comfort" came from the word "bequemlichkeiten"? If so, it probably means "conveniences, or features." Or maybe the camera will be soft and cushy -- more comfort! :-) Rob - - -----Original Message----- From: Christer Almqvist [mailto:chris@almqvist.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 5:49 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] New M-6 Version - now official Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the German quality newspaper, published an interview with Hanns-Peter Cohn, the chairman of the Leica Camera AG board, on 29 May. Following is a summary of the main points: <snip> 2. New products include a compact camera, now called 'Metal 3', for less than DM 1,000 ($ 500-600) towards the end of the year, and a digital camera for amateurs for DM 1,500 3. For next year's Photokina there will be a new version of the M6 'with more comfort', but the old version will be continued. <snip>