Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, It is easy to understand why Leica keep the price to upgrade M6's viewfinder so high. They do not want us to make this upgrade. So they think this price should keep most people out of upgrading viewfinder.....^_^ --- Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> ：> BD > > Ya gotta remember that the parent company is Hermes, > whose > latest offering to us is a pair of leather handled > garden clippers, > for $650 and UP, depending upon the type of leather > wanted. > (Yes, for clipping flowers!) > > High prices are expected to keep out the little > people. > > Jerry > > bdcolen wrote: > > > Right...money well spent...Buy a camera for $1999, > and then have to > > spend an additional $700-800 to correct a major > defect in it...so if you > > want the car, it's only $12K, but if you want it > with wheels and engine, > > it's $18K....Or, if you want the camera without > defect, it's $2700 - > > more than a new M7 - makes sense to me...:-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] > On Behalf Of John > > Collier > > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 3:33 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 viewfinder upgrade > > > > The MP finder will fit in the older cameras. The > very latest M7s have > > the same mods as the MP as well. I have heard from > a good source that > > eventually we will be able to fit the improved > finder into our M6s, > > TTLs and M7s. The two questions are when and how > much trade in will > > they give us on the old ones. > > > > Completely redesigned is stretching it a little. > They have improved > > coatings and modified parts of the frameline > illumination. Changing the > > external windows to M7 (TTL) or MP (M6) type helps > a little bit but not > > enough to justify the bother in my books. I want > the improved MP style > > finder as well as the coated windows. Usually > finder replacements are > > in the $600US range, plus the price of the coated > windows, and you are > > in the $700 to $800 range. That is a ton-o-money > but, if it gets rid of > > the flare and stabilizes superimposed image, it is > money well spent in > > my books. > > > > John Collier > > > > On Friday, May 2, 2003, at 12:57 PM, > grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote: > > > > > > > > As I understand it the MP has a completely new > designed > > > finder/rangefinder > > > assembly. > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 每天都 Yahoo!奇摩 該換工作了嗎? - 幫你算出最合適的求職方向 http://fate.yahoo.com.tw/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html