Re: [Leica] M6 Viewfinders

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

Steve,

To answer your first question, I think it depends on which lens you use the
most. If (like me) you use a 35 most of the time and you really have to
squint to see the 35mm frame lines in a .72X viewfinder, then don't get the
.85X viewfinder. Looking for the 35 frame lines in a .85X viewfinder is like
trying to find the 28mm frame lines in a .72X viewfinder. On the other hand,
the .85X is a big help framing and focusing shots with a 90mm lens. I have
one of each, and tend to keep a 35mm lens on the .72X, while using the .85X
for a 24 (with the aux viewfinder) and a 90.

As to the second question, I believe some of the components of the M6 are
made in Portugal, with final assembly done in Solms. About the only
difference between your Canadian-made M4-P and a German-made M6 is the meter
in the M6---there is no difference in quality. Any differential in resale
prices between the Canadian bodies and earlier German bodies is due to a
preference on the part of collectors for German-manufactured bodies. As far
as day-to-day photography is concerned, it makes no difference.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tom" <mrbig@mac.com>
To: "Leica" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 11:27 PM
Subject: [Leica] M6 Viewfinders


> I'm new to this e-mail group and I have a couple of basic questions about
> the M6 TTL which I'll be buying sometime within the next two weeks (I
> currently own an M4-P).
>
> Question #1:  Can't figure out whether I should get the .72 or .85
> viewfinder.  I know, it all depends on what lenses I'll be using.  I
> currently have 15mm, 35mm and 90mm lenses and hope to add a 21mm and 50mm
> soon.  I don't think that I'll ever get a 28mm.  So my question is...
> Besides not having frame lines for the 28mm lens, is the extra
magnification
> that much of an advantage with the .85?  I already have to put my eye
pretty
> close to the viewfinder to see the 35mm frame lines on my M4-P, which has
a
> .72 viewfinder, and the 28mm is tough for me to see because I really have
to
> push the viewfinder against my face to see them.  Will I have the same
> problem with the 35mm frame lines on the .85?
>
> Question #2:  This may seem silly but are all of the new M6's made in
> Germany or are some made in Portugal?  Don't want to be a snob, but it
seems
> that my Canadian M4-P is not worth as much as the German built cameras and
> I'd rather get a German M6 if I have the choice.
>
> Thanks for any advice you can give me.
>
> Steve
>
>