Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 vs M6HM
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 17:18:44 -0700

I too love the HM with my 35/2 ASPH.
I kep the 35 on there over 50% of the time, and I have no complaints.

At 12:16 PM 5/16/98 -0400, Dan Cardish wrote:
>At 09:45 AM 16-05-98 -0700, Jim wrote:
>>[snip]
>
>>Be careful. R-e-a-l-l-y look through the HM and see if you can live with
>>not seeing the entire 35mm frame at once. Having to move your head to see
>>it all. Being primarily an R and LF photographer, not seeing everything at
>>once annoys me.
>
>
>And yet the M3 is universally loved as the most wonderfull camera ever
>built, and the M6HM was Solm's answer to demands for the M3's return.   I
>personally think the M6HM IS a great camera, and I use it a lot with my
>35mm lens.  I guess you can't please everyone. :)
>
>I do think that someone shopping for their first rangefinder camera should
>"Be careful", especially if they are a long time SLR user.  The M Leicas
>(any model, not just the HM) are not for everyone.  
>
>Dan C.
> 


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