Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/05
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Amen brother. The little dial is difficult. Ergonomically speaking, the little dial results in less shutter speed fiddling. I figured Leica is doing me a favor, besides, changing shutter speeds a lot seems to give more varying results. The speeds aren't predictable and they vary more then people might think for the price. So far (knock on wood) the MP has given me the most consistent results. When shutter speed is the only variable Zone V negative densities can be off by as much as 1/2 a stop between some speeds. While these variables are consistent and predictable I find my negs develop more consistently if I don't fiddle with the shutter speed. Although this may not be the case with an electronic shutter.
Chris Saganich
http://www.saganich.com
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From: feli2@earthlink.net [mailto:feli2@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:29 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Screwy M6 and flash? Ah, who needs it anyway!
On Tuesday, Aug 5, 2003, at 06:57 US/Pacific,
grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:
>
> Jerry
>
> the M6TTL was chosen in my case because of the corrected shutter speed
> progression in relation to the meter diodes and the larger shutter dial
> that I can actually get a hold of. The MP screwed this part up.
>
> Gene
That is my exact problem with the MP. I like the paint, I like the
finder, it's really nicely made but they screwed up the ergonomics. The
small shutter speed dial was not a problem back in the old days when
the M didn't have a meter, but now I find it a pain is the arse to
fiddle with the tiny thing while framing a shot. I can live with the
rewind stalk. On my M2 I added a $40 Wasserman rewind
crank; problem solved and I'm not going to break out in a rash, because
it isn't made by Leica. That's $160 bucks worth of Tri-X in savings.
So, if I ever do end up buying an MP I'm either I'm going to have learn
to live with it, design my own fix (graft an MR meter on it?) or if I
really insist on black paint get an LHSA M6TTL and have Sherry upgrade
the finder to the flare fix.
feli
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Richard III was framed. * feli2@earthlink.net
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