Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: question.....
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:19:41 -0700
References: <B65D14CD.C4F8%jbcollier@home.com>

Hi John...thanks. That appears to explain it as it did go in for a
tuneup...Steve
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: question.....


> The repair depots have rolls of red dots which they replace with every
> viewfinder vertical adjustment. It is very common for the original "Leitz"
> dot to have been replaced if the camera has been serviced. If you are
> partial to your "Leitz" dot, make sure you ask your repair person to save
it
> for reuse.
>
> JBC
>
> > From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
> >
> > Steve Barbour wrote:
> >>
> >> My Leica M6  has a red spot... which says Leica---  and a  serial
number
> >> 168****        .Anyone out there know or can estimate the age, or issue
date
> >> of the little marvel...Thanks .....-------Steve
> >
> > Steve,
> >
> > 1985
> > Look at: <http://www.cameraquest.com/mtype.htm>
> >
> > But your Red Dot should say Leitz.
> > The Leica Red Dot came later (after 1988).
> >
> > Lucien
>

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