[Leica] Expectant proud new M6 owner

[Simon Lamb <s_lamb@compuserve.com>]

Hello everyone

Another lurker surfaces and faces the inevitable!  I have phoned the
camera shop and will be picking up my chrome M6 .85, 90mm f/2 APO ASPH
and Tri-Elmar 28-50mm f/4 on 2 May.  Just by way of introduction, I am a
Nikon user (F5, 80-200mm f/2.8 AFS, 85mm f/1.8 AF-D, TC20-E etc. etc.).
I love two types of photography, wildlife and portraits (particularly of
my two girls ages five and two - they are the subjects for the portraits
although sometimes the wildlife!).  I really wanted a camera that would
enable me to take protraits with more creative control and in a less
stressful way for the children.  The F5 with SB28 flash and big 85mm
lens can be very overpowering for children and it is difficult to take
candid portraits with such a big camera, even when using it handheld.  I
have followed the newsgroup and believe that the M6 will be the ideal
camera for portrait work, especially with the 90mm f/2 in available
light.  I did consider the new Nikon S3 2000 rangefinder but it is very
much priced for the collectors market and did not make financial sense.
I also believe that the 90mm APO ASPH lens will be better than the 50mm
that Nikon will initially offer with the camera.

I will keep the F5 as I do not believe that the M6 will be able to catch
the action wildlife shots that the Nikon makes possible.  The F5 is an
amazing camera, as is the M6, and I believe that each can offer me some
major benefts in the type of photography that interests me.

One thing is for sure.  I have seen all the posts from new users and I
hope I have learnt many lessons, especially how to savour opening the
boxes and loading the first roll of film.

I will, as appears customary, let you all know how my first days go with
my camera and hopefully become an active member of the newsgroup.  One
immediate question.  I take most of my portraits with Kodak Portra 160
NC.  Does the ISO dial on the back of the M6 allow 160 to be set?  I
notice some small increments between 100 and 200 and assume that these
are increments of 20, so that I can set the dial at three increments
past the 100 mark.  Is this a correct assumption?

That's all for now.  Sorry it ended up so long.

Simon