Any ideas about M6/7 ?

[luigi bertolotti]

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Have been such "prototypes" senn around ? I don't remember...

[jaapv]

It looks perfectly plausible. The price is a bit ummm... Hopeful, though.

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[andybarton]

It's common for companies to use mule cameras to test the next model. There are M9 test cameras badged as M8s and I am sure that there will be "May 10th" cameras in lots I people's hands, badged as M9s

[Ellie]

I think Puts wrote something about an M6A in the latest compendium?

[doubice]

Yes, perfectly legitimate. I remember seeing an M6 disguised as an M4P about 6 months prior to the M6's introduction.....

 

I am not sure about the price of this M6/7 though - I guess the seller, being in Hong Kong, hopes to attract the nouveau riche Leica clientelle on the Chinese mainland.

 

Cheers,

 

Jan

[luigi bertolotti]

It's common for companies to use mule cameras to test the next model. There are M9 test cameras badged as M8s and I am sure that there will be "May 10th" cameras in lots I people's hands, badged as M9s

 

even in this section devoted to "oldies", the "May 10th halo" takes its toll....

[luigi bertolotti]

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Thanks for your inputs... I am not so familiar with M7 body... and given my scarce confidence on ebay (expecially for high priced rarities), I thought that it wouldn't be so difficult to "make" such a camera from a M7... (but body is slightly different, isn't it a bit taller ?)

Edited April 27, 2012 by luigi bertolotti

[doubice]

.......... I thought that it wouldn't be so difficult to "make" such a camera from a M7... (but body is slightly different, isn't it a bit taller ?)

 

Luigi,

 

The M7 is slightly taller than a 'regular' M6 body but, is the same height as an M6TTL body. So - yes, one could make a fake M7 prototype from a regular M7 body and an M6TTL top plate - provided that the shutter speed dial connection between the top plate and the body is identical. The only problem remaining would be to re-engrave the accessory with a fake serial number.

 

Probably would not be that difficult, considering the fake 'Leicas' coming out of the former Soviet Union - those as you know, are expertly re-engraved FEDs and Zorkis.

 

Cheers,

 

Jan

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There was an M6 A on eBay recently for about $30000. This was an M7 prototype.i am sure that Brian Bower made reference to this camera in his review of the M7 at its launch.

The M6 grew 2.5 mm in height when the TTL version was made and was thus able to house the electronics of the M7.

Brian

[luigi bertolotti]

Luigi,

 

The M7 is slightly taller than a 'regular' M6 body but, is the same height as an M6TTL body. So - yes, one could make a fake M7 prototype from a regular M7 body and an M6TTL top plate - provided that the shutter speed dial connection between the top plate and the body is identical. The only problem remaining would be to re-engrave the accessory with a fake serial number.

 

Probably would not be that difficult, considering the fake 'Leicas' coming out of the former Soviet Union - those as you know, are expertly re-engraved FEDs and Zorkis.

 

Cheers,

 

Jan

 

... for that price, to make a well made and engraved shoe would be well worth...

 

(btw... thanks, Jan... I forgot the M6TTL...)

[martinis]

As it is serial number 11 I assume there are a few more of these knocking around.

[sandro]

Brian Bower did indeed receive a M6A to try it out. This was a prototype of the M7, but it was a black one, with the number 15. He mentions that Stefan Daniel told him that Leica had a small batch of M6As for testing. See his article in Viewfinder 35 (2002), no. 1, p. 16-19.

Lex

[jc_braconi]

Brian Bower did indeed receive a M6A to try it out. This was a prototype of the M7, but it was a black one, with the number 15. He mentions that Stefan Daniel told him that Leica had a small batch of M6As for testing. See his article in Viewfinder 35 (2002), no. 1, p. 16-19.

Lex

The next step was the introduction of the M7 with country banner for testing.

[kokoshawnuff]

I guess they were trying a new pressure plate design, I wonder what they believed to be wrong with the previous (and current) design to try this one out in their prototype?