Re: [Leica] Advice re Classic HM M6 please

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

Mike,

I also have a black "classic" HM M6. I bought it when it first came out
because it looked like a great tool for taking pictures (especially with
longer lenses), and that's how it has worked out. I have no idea of its
value as a collectible, though I'd be surprised if it commanded a premium of
more than a couple of hundred dollars over a normal M6 in similar
condition---not nearly enough for a new body and a new lens. I certainly
don't feel inhibited about using it every day. Even if I could trade it
straight across for a new TTL, I wouldn't, primarily because I also have a
normal/classic M6, and it's easier to use two cameras with shutter-speed
dials that turn the same direction, etc. (I'm easily confused.) Since it's
your only camera body, that's probably not a consideration. But if you like
what you have, why mess with it? My M6 may greatly increase in value in the
long-term, especially if it's in pristine condition, but I'm not going to
dump it in a safe deposit box in the meantime.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

> I have a classic HM which I use regularly and is the only M6 I have. Is it
> becoming a valuable collectors item ? I personally am only interested in
> using not collecting, so if it has or will become more valuable than a new
> TTL HM I would rather make the switch and put the gain towards more glass.
> The body is currently unmarked but has the usual greying of the edges. If
it
> is acquiring collectors value I shall feel inhibited using it compared to
an
> ordinary TTL HM.  I have not seen any advertised in the UK for many
months.
> Opinions and advice welcome please.
> Mike
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