Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]James, When I decided to enter the Leica world earlier this year, I went with the regular M6 because I wanted a second-hand one for financial reasons. I have since tried the M6HM and wish I had bought that instead. I use the 35mm as my standard lens, and even the HM is OK for that. My wider lens is the 24mm, so for that I need an external finder anyway. And for the longer lenses (I have 50mm, 75mm and 135mm) the HM is clearly superior. I have recently added an M3 to my bag. As the M3 has even greater magnification than the HM (0.91), I really appreciate the advantages when using the longer lenses. If I were you, I would go with the HM. Nathan James Harper wrote: > I am considering returning after 10 years to Leica rangefinders. I have > read the literature on the differences between the above. Can anyone > kindly comment on their experience of the advantages of the larger > viewfinder of the 0.85 version? It sounds exciting, but entails not > having the 28mm frame, which might be important - I do not know whether I > may eventually buy a 28mm lens. In short, does the larger viewfinder > adequately compensate for the loss of versatility? > > Many thanks. JH -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html