Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]mario travaini wrote: > > Hi everybody, I just found this great web site on the net and i'd like to > ask a question(i don't know if i have to be a member for this but i try) > I just sold my nikon f4 and i'm just going to do reality an old dream, buy a > Leica m6 model, problem is that at the shop they offered me a m4 for half of > the price, can anybody tell me what are the differences between those > models. I primary will use the camera to take pictures to people in Africa > for a one year travel. > If someone can answer this e-mail i'll be more than happy, if not then it's > also ok. > Thank you all very much. > > Mario Travaini-Denmark > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. I've been shooting exclusively with a Hasselblad and a hand held meter for over a month now. Replace that Hasselblad with an M4 and I'd feel right at home; no big shock. I take the reading with my Gossen luna pro digital F, then set the camera. The Leica does not have the EV system i love so much but i can deal with it. (I had it with the Voigtländer Vito BL i started with in the 60's) But both my Leica's are M6's. I think it is worth it. And i have 90's and 135 lenses. THE TTL meter is reading just the area the lens is looking at. And with filter. It's worth it i think. I went from Nikon SLR's to Leica M and i wanted the transition in my way of working to be as smooth as possible. I wanted to see how much the Leicas could do that the Nikons did. In 8 years I'll say there is little or nothing the Nikons do the Leicas don't. Flash in the sun not so great. Macro it's surprising the close up's I've done with my M6 with no Viso or dual range. Long tele the 135 3.4 redefines such photography for me but it ain't a 180. But I'm just getting going on Viso so that area (longer tele) could easily be nicely covered as well. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/