Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/10
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Thank you for your recommendations about what to look for in a used M6. Do
you know if there are in fact any differences in meter sensitivity that I
should be aware of? I would love to have the little plastic strap lugs, and
of course the newer and more up-to-date the series, the better.
>> Personal note: Give up an M4 for an M6? Are you crazy? :) <<
Possibly, but that's not the point. I want to exchange the M4 for an M6 because:
1) I want to take more pictures with my (only) Leica. Therefore:
1a) I want a built-in meter so I don't have to:
1aA) Remember to carry a light meter; or
1aB) Guess, and worry that I got the exposure wrong, creating just enough
uncertainty that
1b) I don't take the camera with me as often as I otherwise might (see 1)
above).
2) The "value" (to collectors primarily, or so I'm told) of M4s is
climbing; it may indeed have peaked or be just about to peak. Therefore:
2a) I don't want to carry around, as a photographic instrument, an object
with that much non-utilitarian value.
2b) If I sell it now, I will get as much for it as possible.
3) I also want a 35 mm Summicron to go with my 50. I wear glasses; with the
M4's finder I can just barely see the corners of the 35 mm frame without
moving around. With the M6's slightly lower finder magnification, I can see
all of it.
That's about it.
-- Nick