Re: [Leica] New M6 with TTL

[Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>]

Thomas,

I do not deny that there are people out there for whom TTL flash is
important and certainly worth an extra $200; I was just saying that this
was not the case for me. I wonder though, based on previous mails, how
many press photographers rely on Leica M6s for their work? My impression
is that they use mostly SLRs, Leica or (more common) Nikon and Canon. When
I want/need flash, I use my Pentax SLRs.

For me personally, a much more useful feature on a new M6/M7 would be the
addition of spot metering and a faster top shutter speed.

Nathan

thomas boehm wrote:

> -hi nathan,
> i think, TTL is in first line a good feature for press-photographers.
> i know: the M-camera is really THIS camera for
> available-light-photography; and working this way without flash as
> well for press-photography has reached a very high standard in the US,
> as i can see.
> but there are situations for a press photographer, where he doesnt get
> the picture he needs without using a flash. and experiments in some of
> the really difficult available-light-situations can result in this,
> that the newspaper won't print your pics - because they allways want
> "bright, sharp" pictures and not "fine art"; very few daily newspapers
> in europe support the beauty of available-light. in the press-crowd,
> the big flash on a big camera is the standard.
> so, the purism "no flash" is not appropriate for every leica user in
> every situation. the TTL is a improvement for the M6, what can be
> worth 200 USD. shure: flash-photography is possible also without TTL -
> but with TTL, you're faster - and that's a point for
> press-photographers; the feature TTL doesnt handicap the "classic" use
> of the M6.