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Subject: [Leica] M6 and MP differences?
From: mingthein at gmail.com (Ming Thein)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 08:19:39 +0800
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Thanks Lluis. I think maybe I need to find an MP to see what I'm  
missing out on. But the shutter on this camera is so much smoother and  
quieter than the M8...now I understand why you can gain 2-3 stops in  
handholdability.

Thein Onn Ming
Sent from my iPhone

On May 31, 2009, at 6:32, Lluis Ripoll <luisripoll at telefonica.net>  
wrote:

> Hi Ming,
>
> You have already mentionned the big differences, the MP Viewfinder  
> is really better, my MP os 0,85x as well my M6TTL and I've sand this  
> one to Solms yo upgrade the VF to the MP. I prefer the MP than the  
> M6TTL, it's a little smaller and compact on your hands, the speeds  
> turns like on the M's and I prefer the rewind know M3 style. IMO  
> there is something differenton the M6TTL and MP than on the M6, this  
> one is a litle more quiter. The cover plate of the MP is brass, as  
> it was on the M3. Even so, the better finder I've found on Leica is  
> the M3, even the MP 0,85x with the magnifier 1,25x is not the same  
> for me.
>
> The M6TTL is a camera maybe a little hybrid for me in between an M6  
> and M7 and I've never liked it very much.
>
> Good luck!
> Lluis
>
>
> El 30/05/2009, a las 12:35, Thein Onn Ming escribi?:
>
>> Quick question for you experts - are there any significant  
>> differences between the M6TTL and the MP other than no TTL flash on  
>> the MP, RF flare fix, and the rewind knob?
>>
>> THEIN Onn Ming
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In reply to: Message from mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming) ([Leica] M6 and MP differences?)
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