Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Fw: but now its about the white spot
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 04:37:44 -0400
References: <B5F58E1E.9564%jbcollier@home.com>

If it doesn't decolour about 50-60 years
it won't matter since that's about the time
it takes for rubberized cloth to start to cracking
But if it happens sooner, say 30 years it will be a problem.
What would we think of the M3 if they had started developing
annoying poroblems in 1984.
Javier

John Collier wrote:

> The M6 is sixteen years old now and I have not heard of any problems. Anyone
> else ever heard of a white spot gettin' yeller!
>
> > From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
> >
> > I have been wondering about the longevity of metered Ms for
> > awhile. Specifically, is there any indication that the colour of the
> > white curtain dot won't change with age to something yellowish
> > or off white? That would throw off the meter for sure.
> >


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