Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What the heck is this Leica camera?!?
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:00:02 -0600
 
M6J, special edition from the nineties, $7000US or so. M3 "style" top plate
and the first high mag M6 finder but no 75mm framelines.

JBC

> From: Bmceowen@aol.com
> 
> Can someone tell me what model Leica is shown at the top of the "Leica
> Answers" page? The URL is:
> 
> http://teachnet.edb.utexas.edu/~leica/
> 
> I can't figure it out. The top cover looks like it's an M3 except that it has
> a slanted, M-4 style rewind and a hot shoe. It's not an M4 or later because
> of the old style preview lever. It also doesn't have a self-timer. Is this
> somebody's idea of a joke? A computer manipulation? A one-off conglomeration
> of parts? What's the deal?
> 
> Or am I just overlooking the obvious? Is there a model I've forgotten?