Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I went down immediately to look at the TTL immediately after reading the report. The extra height is hardly visible. However, the speed dial need a little getting used to. Personally, I prefer the smaller dial. I have already made a habit of switching the speed dial to "B" when not is use so the On/Off switch is not a big deal to me. Strangely on the demo set #2466888, the VF looks a tat less brighter than the usual M6 - new coating(perhaps Erwin will enlighten us, mortals). Metering display reminds me of G2 or other SLR with the >O< dot in the middle. To me, unless this is 3D matrix metering, it doesn't guarantee a perfect reading all the time. I think the old > or < method is better. In terms of the look and finishing, the quality is still there. In Singapore, its selling at a premium - US$2300 with a year warranty. My conclusion is that there is hardly any difference using this or the "classic" M6. As a result of this model, the classic M6 prices has gone down quite a bit locally - its probably a better buy then. Strangely, even over here, the old M6 #16xxxxx seems to be going up in prices/ I can't imagine M6 becoming a collectors item other than those colored skin diamond stud models. Cheers, Lee Fellow LUGGER from Singapore