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There is one very unique feature of the
Leica M6 Colombo '92 edition, somehow the silver chrome finish body parts have a
rather unusual ultra-smooth feel. It gives you a kind of feel as if it has been coated
with a layer of modern plastic film on its surface - kind of hard to express in words
(My English is bad enough, this makes it even worse). It is quite different from
other Leica Silver chrome plated bodies. I do own a few other collectible Leica Special
Edition cameras, and do have basis of comparison to make such a comment. This was
partly one of the reason why I treasured this camera more than others. If any one
of you have any information pertaining to this (the plating process used in this
edition), please do provide some information on this to satisfy my curiosity regarding
why it has such a feel. Well, my Leica is not intended for sale, I don't have to
make up something out of nothing here, but I'm just sharing a find. It was the kind
of thing that first made me feel Leica makes better cameras than the Japanese in
terms of quality. If it was a result of a different process during manufacturing,
it should be highlighted and carried forward to other new Leica bodies.
The rear section of the body has the engraving of POLYPHOTO SPA, ITALIA. Even though
I don't know a word of Italian, the "EDIZIONE LIMITATA PER" could just
be translated as LIMITED EDITION SET FOR". The jungle green leatherwork of the
Leica Colombo '92 looks like a single piece which is extended from the front to the
back. The hinged, flip up film back section was also covered with the same texture
leatherette, with the strong color making the contrast of the ASA input disc very
clearly readable. The bottom section of this photo shows the hand grip I mentioned
earlier.
| To show you details in the leather work
for the Leica M6 Colombo '92, I took a close up view. It is primarily a jungle green
when you look from a slight distance. In magnification it shows a mix of paintwork
on a slightly rough surface, the base texture is something like a raw, original unpolished
kind of work - like oil painting. I can not described how it looks, other than using
this visual to show you in magnified form. |
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