Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]claire wrote: > > Dear friends, > Can someone summarise what's teh basic diff between M photography vs SLR > photography... Just read that someone said it takes some time getting used > to M -use...... > > What are the inherent benefits in using a M6 over and R7 ? Is there a type > of photography that the M6 can readily facilitate which the R cannot ? > > There was talk about the M6 being superior when it comes to > photojournalistic type of pics... but then recently , in my earleir threads, > Raghubir Singh proved otherwise thru his wonderful , mesmerising street > pics.... > > I own an R7 and wondering what's the value of investing in an M6. and > whwether its an option worth pursuing ..... I also own an OM-4Ti and U can > imagine the size/load difference.... > > TMLee, Singapore The key word is: Groundglass none on the M6. A separate bright viewfinder/rangefinder. No mirror flip flop or blackout vibration or time lapse. And on from there. Slr's are keyed for use in macro and longer tele modes from a standpoint of pure function at least. I say get a long macro and be done with it! Then concentrate on your Leica M6. But you would be a ways off of arriving at that conclusion. But many have the same Lenes in both systems. The slow flash sync on the M6 which is not a defining feature of rangefinder cameras will force some who think they need flash to duplicate systems with a complete SLR system as well. Also I think a key to Singh's look technically speaking is his use of Kodachrome 25. Yesterday at Camera world in Oregon they said their Kodachrome processing was almost always 24 hours. And I played with their new Voigtlander which is like a Holga with and Aspheric lens. My wife and I will both be getting one. Great fun. Mark vs Rabiner