Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] hello and s/n mystery
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 19:13:25 -0700

Serial number lists are a guide only. Batches may be allocated and not fully
utilised. This can result in numbers appearing way out of sync. Having said
that, the "red dot" is replaced with a new one every time a camera is
serviced.

John Collier

> From: HTFoto <htfoto@yahoo.com>
> 
> I'm new to the LUG and wanted to say hi - have been
> into photography for all of 3 years and have just been
> bitten by the Leica bug.  I have a bit of (an
> inconsequential) mystery here regarding my
> just-acquired M6.  Its s/n is 16887xx, which according
> to the list at Mr. Stephen Gandy's Cameraquest site
> places its production around 1986.  From my searches
> in the LUG archives, this should be two years before
> production moved from Wetzlar to Solms... yet this M6
> has no "Ernst Leitz Wetzlar" engraving on its top
> plate, and the front dot says "Leica" rather than
> "Leitz".  Sooooo... was this camera made in Wetzlar or
> Solms?  Thanks for the help.
>

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