Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]CapsTeeth@aol.com wrote: > > I've read some posts on this group re: slow-speeds and the film counter > malfunctioning on late-model M6's, but are there any other common problems > that seem to plague this model? Also, in reference to the above problems, > has anyone had it/them happen again after being fixed? I've been told by > "reliable sources" that the M6 is more delicate and susceptible to > problems--in particular those caused by vibration--than the older models; > other "reliable sources" have said that this is simply not true. Some input > based on actual photographer use would be appreciated here. > Thanks! > Doc I have and use both the new m-6 camera and a venerable double stroke m-3 that I acquired when I worked for the Milwaukee Journal in the early 1960's. From an operational standpoint...and I still "pound" a couple hundred rolls a month through both... I cannot say that one is more durable than the other. They both have run reliability circles around the Nikons and the Canons that I've used/own. They both do what I want and expect them to do...and isn't that the whole point? I don't bench test them...or run over them...I do use them both successfully, I hope, to make a living. Cordially, Jack Hamilton Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA