Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:08 PM 9/20/98 -0500, Eric wrote: >I find it extremely accurate. (Or maybe I'm just well practiced?) It's a fine meter, but the area is too big, particularly with a wide angle lens. With a 35mm I'd rather have a center-weighted meter. With a 90mm It's fine >>3. No off switch (that is easy and quick to turn back on) > >M6 TTL and M6 TTL HM - on/of switch on shutter speed dial, which is bigger >and easier to move. I know, but that's still spinning a dial. A camera set to 125th is ready to go if you flip the switch. Spinning the shutterspeed dail takes longer than just cocking the shutter >>>4. Manual advance with no reasonable motor option > >Tom A's attachment. Very nice I hear. I've had mine for about a year. While it's much better than nothing, it isn't a motor advance. A good motor is an aid at slow speeds, as you steady yourself and squeeze off frames. The rapid winder requires hand movements that force you to resteady yourself after each frame. >>7. The weirdest loading of any camera I've ever owned > >I find it fast and reliable. Just takes practice. You want fast and reliable, load an EOS. The M4s and M6s are is good enough, as you say, with practice, but still fumbly and weird. I'd rather spend my time practicing my hand holding technique or follow focus than loading my film. But you're right in a way, none of my complaints are terminal, just a bother. The fact is, we'd all beat a line to the dealers for an M6 that was the same size, just as quiet, with the same rangefinder that had an on-off switch, real drop-in loading without a seperate piece to hold in your mouth, matrix or spot(5%) metering--no auto modes, and a 250th flash sync. Tom ================================== Thomas Kachadurian WEB PAGE: http://members.aol.com/kachaduria