Re: [Leica] WTB R6.3A

["clive sanbrook" <clive.sanbrook@virgin.net>]

Just to stir things up a little  ;-)) - my thoughts went to the fact that
this body appears to be about the same size as the FM2 - which in turn is
near enough the same as an M6 (I have used an old FM case when I needed to
cover up the M6)

AE and mecahanical M6 any one??

p.s. for the strait laced it's a joke - but then we're told leica left the
timer off the M6 to make room for the battery) :-))))))))))


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mikiro Mori" <arbos@mac.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: 05 March 2001 11:19
Subject: [Leica] WTB R6.3A


> Hi, all. I read with interest an interview article on FM3A with Nikon
> people which appeared in Mar issue of Asahi Camera. I pick up some words
> from it.
>
> 1) The hybrid shutter (fully mechanical and AE at all speeds) is a totally
> new design.
> 2) The needle readout of the light meter is newly developed because of
> strong demand from users. It is "shock-proof" by their standard.
> 3) The chassis is a new design (thus made with a new mould).
> 4) The finder screen is made using new technology enabling brighter view
> and easier focusing.
> 5) The 45/2.8 pancake lens is a new design which gives a minimum shift in
> the plane of focus when stopping down. Its images are "harder" than those
> of the Contax counterpart which gives rather soft images. (This is hard to
> believe, since Tessar 45/2.8 is "hard" enough!)
>
> Leica should buy this shutter unit and make a new small R body (R6.3A). I
> for one will buy it.
>
> Mikiro
>