Re: [Leica] Why I like my M6

[ray tai <razerx@netvigator.com>]

David,

I just went through 120 LUG messages (like any other day).  And your's
was about one in twenty that didn't waste my time. Thank you.

DFeldman@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I am not a professional; I don't even think I qualify as an advanced amateur.
> However, I like the M6 just as it is. I shoot mostly B&W, and I do all my own
> processing.
> 
> I confess to being a bit abnormal when it comes to price/performance issues -
> I am always willing to spend a lot more money to get small improvements in
> quality. I find most discussions of Brand X vs. Brand Y boring and irrelevant,
> because they try and compare differences that I will never see. I know that I
> would have a hard time seeing the difference between a Nikkor 50mm and a Leica
> 50mm lens in my pictures. Maybe someday I will make large enough images to
> tell the difference, and mentally, I hope that Leica lens are "the best", but
> I don't lose sleep over it.
> 
> Why do I spend the extra for Leica equipment? Because I like the way it feels
> as I take the picture. The M camera lets you see the whole scene in focus in a
> bright viewfinder. You set the exposure, focus, and "click" you have the
> picture. Picture taking with the M6 is a very sensual experience - everything
> about it screams "this is the way it is supposed to be!" Every so often I take
> out my Nikon FM to shoot with, and it never is as fun to use (I don't have any
> big tele's).
>