Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica M6 AE
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 08:12:28 -0800

My local Leica rep told me this, as fact, about eight months ago. It has
also been talked about here on the LUG as fact.

So I guess it probably is fact.

Jim


At 09:10 AM 3/2/00 -0800, rlb wrote:
>I just picked up the following post to the Contax list by Bob Shell about a
>planned introduction of an M6 AE at Photokina.  I know that this was a
>speculation topic earlier on the LUG but I don't recall anything quite this
>specific.
>
>I asked for and received Bob's permission to post this on the LUG.  He is
>interested in the feedback from the LUG on the subject.
>
>Bob Bedwell
>
>bob@bobshell.com
>
>
>I'm not on any of the Leica lists, so this may be old news
>to those that are.
>
>The Spanish magazine Foto has a photo in their February issue
>of a camera marked "Leica M6 AE" which they say will be introduced
>this year at photokina.  Just like the current M6 but has a setting
>for AE on the shutter speed dial and offers aperture priority auto
>in additional to manual operation.
>
>If anyone here knows more about this I would like to hear from you.
>
>Bob
>