Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Marc Small's statement that M6 is best built M camera
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:25:51 -0700
References: <OF06E12CA9.516015EE-ON86256D71.006DE704-86256D71.006E0A6B@rockwellcollins.com>

Gene

The ergonomics are improved and I don't give a damn about
the esthetics.

Jerry

grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:

> Yes but then you ruin the ergonomics and raise the height by 10mm and ruin
> the esthetic look...
>
> Gene
>
>
>                       Jerry Lehrer
>                       <jerryleh@pacbell.net>              To:       leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>                       Sent by:                            cc:
>                       owner-leica-users@mejac.palo        Subject:  Re: [Leica] Re: Marc Small's statement that M6 is best built M camera
>                       -alto.ca.us
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>
>                       07/28/2003 02:25 AM
>                       Please respond to
>                       leica-users
>
>
>
> Feli
>
> Put an MR-4 meter on your M2 and the shutter speed dial grows
> as if it were on Viagra. End of problem.
>
> Jerry
>
> Feli di Giorgio wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, Jul 27, 2003, at 20:32 US/Pacific, JCB wrote:
> >
> > > I have an M3, M2, and M6's. The M6 Classic is my choice of the best M
> > > camera. I have the M6 rangefinder adjusting tool so it costs me
> > > nothing to re-align my M6 RF. And that seems to not need doing but
> > > maybe once every two or three years. The camera works, on a whole, as
> > > well as the M2 & M3, takes more of a variety of lenses (with frame
> > > lines) and includes a meter. After thousands of rolls of film, I've
> > > never had an M6 break. I believe that Ted will also testify to the
> > > heartiness of an M6. Cow sh** and all.
> > >
> > > JB
> >
> > I have an M2 and a M6TTL. In my opinion the M2 has the better finder
> > and the M6TTL much better ergonomics and the built in meter/TTL flash
> > is a hard to beat. I once got to use an M6 and hated the small shutter
> > speed dial, which unlike the large one on the TTL, I found difficult to
> > adjust while trying to make a shot. Maybe the perfect M is a black
> > paint M6TTL with the MP finder and M2 framelines...
> >
> > feli
> >
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