Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > Hi Phil, > > I have an M6, M6HM and M3. While I admit that the M3 has a great viewfinder, > the M6 is still a better tool because (1) it has the built-in meter; (2) it > has framelines for more lenses--not only the wide angles, but also the 75mm, > and (3) it is much easier to load--I have both the original M3 spool and the > "quick-loading" spool, but with both I still have to put the camera on a > surface and use both hands, whereas the M6 can be loaded on the fly. The > battery dependence of the M6 does not matter, as it only affects the meter, > so dead batteries are no disaster. > > Having said that, I must admit that there is something intrinsically > satisfying about using a 40-year old camera which works just as well as the > day it was built and which accepts all the modern lenses. This is for me one > of the attractions of Leica. In a recent issue of Amateur Photographer, > someone wrote in complaining about being told that his 11-year Ricoh SLR > could no longer be repaired. The magazine's answer: ten years is a > reasonable life span for an electronic gadget (their words). > > Nathan 10 years is pretty good for a 'gadget' but electronics designed and manufactured to the highest standards should last at least 20 years IMO, and longer should be typical. Dennis