[Leica] Question about a M6 Finder

[rolfe.tessem at gmail.com (Rolfe Tessem)]

On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 12:58:02 -0800, Wade Heninger <heninger@adobe.com> wrote:
> I just got a used M6 in the mail today, and the finder is very unlike the 
> M6
> finders I'm used to.   I'm no leica expert, so I figured I'd interrupt the
> bag/what to take/Erwin sucks posts.
> 
> First off, there is a large frame line like border *always* there that I've
> never seen in an M6.   It is not affected by the frame preview lever, it
> just sits there, big, ugly and thick.
> 
> Second, the meter is situated on the left 1/3 of the way up the side of the
> finder (overlapping the big ugly frame line too) instead of on the bottom
> like it I've always seen.
> 
> Anyone have any idea what I've got here?  Is this some user hack?

Definitely doesn't sound like a stock M6. In fact, the description of
the meter location sounds like the mod that DAG did to add a meter to
either an M4 or M3, I can't remember which. However, I think that
camera went for big bucks on the bay.

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Rolfe Tessem
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