Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] blank top
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 14:59:23 -0600

If you mean this camera:

http://www.cameraquest.com/LM6JM.htm

The script on the top plate is applied not engraved. Weird or what? The
worst of both worlds maybe? The M2 has the engraved top plate, the blank top
plate only arrived with the middle and up M6 cameras.

John Collier

> From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
> 
> What puzzles me is one of the new collectors M6s that says "Leica M6" on
> the front and then has "Leica" engraved in script on the top, in addition
> to the red dot with "Leica" written on it. For me, this is the camera
> equivalent of the t-shirt that has a small Nike logo (or whatever brand you
> like) on the front with a big Nike logo on the back, in addition to the
> Nike logo on the inner tag.
> 
> I guess I would prefer that the word "Leica" not appear anywhere on the
> camera. Like an M2 with a clean top plate.