Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M bodies and innovation
From: "Lucien_vD@compuserve.com" <Lucien_vD@compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 05:57:14 -0500
 
- -Dave wrote:
>Removal of advertising on the front of the
>camera ("Leica M6" and the red dot).  In this
>regard Leica, and most other camera makers, are
>doing what car manufacturers do: using the body
>to keep advertising the product after the sale.
>It was nice to have the script "Leica" only on
>top plate of the older M's.  The red dot is
>superfluous and excessive.  One of the attractive
> things about the Contax G's is that they merely
> say "Contax" at lower right of the body.

Dave,

I'm with you,

Lucien