At the lokal shop I saw a M6F - Without a dot on the shutterblade.

What is that?

-- thomas marker (thomas@advokat-marker.dk), October 08, 2001

Answers

I'm sorry but I don't know. I just phoned Solms and they don't know either. What do they say in your local shop itself?

-- Michael Kastner (kastner@zedat.fu-berlin.de), October 08, 2001.

F? Are you sure it was not J?

Have a look there for the M6J:

M6J

-- Xavier Colmant (xcolmant@powerir.com), October 08, 2001.

Could it be an M4 with an M6 finder and top-plate assembly? Is it chrome or black?

-- Jack Flesher (jbflesher@msn.com), October 08, 2001.

Get the serial#. That should tell the story.

-- Jay (infinitydt@aol.com), October 08, 2001.

I couldn't find it in Laney's book. Osterloh didn't mention it either. Thus, it appears to be an absolute rarity. I'd say if it doesn't cost you much more than around 2000 USD, then just buy it now and sell it tomorrow and make a giant profit.

-- Michael Kastner (kastner@zedat.fu-berlin.de), October 08, 2001.

It's useless in terms of metering---that white dot is what the in- camera meter takes its light reading from.

-- Chuck Albertson (chucko@siteconnect.com), October 08, 2001.

Ignore my last remark---I just remebered that the white dot doesn't appear until the shutter is cocked.

-- Chuck Albertson (chucko@siteconnect.com), October 08, 2001.

The answer is:

M4 with m6 finder (M6f).

Sorry for the confusion this question brought you.

-- thomas marker (thomas@advokat-marker.dk), October 12, 2001.