Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 or M4-P?
From: Steve Hickel <smhickel@x2.alliance.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 23:09:53 -0500

Hola Fernando,

Tu ingles es bien. If an M4-P is only 800 then tell me where to buy it. If
it is 2800 then buy an M6. The M6 does have an in-camera meter and so does
an M5, not an M4-P. The meter makes for faster photos and befits the reason
for an M6, sharp, fast photos of fast, sharp objects or beings. Lenses I am
still learning and just bought an F2.8 50mm Elmar.

Steve

Mucho gusto de conocerlo.

At 04:34 PM 12/17/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Hello LUGers,
>
>I am now looking for my first Leica M (I've always used Nikons), and was
>thinking of taking advantage of the M6 rebates in USA.
>
>To say it in just a few words:
>
>Is it worth to pay the difference of about $1000 between a new M6 and a
>mint- M4-P?
> Is is that hard to get used to not having the in-camera meter (assuming
>you do have an external one)?
>Are there any other significant differences between them that I should be
>aware of?
>I intend to get the 35/2 asph as first lens; should I use this $1000 to get
>a 90/2,8 (my second wish lens) instead of using it for a new M6 body?
>
>I suppose there is no easy answer to this questions, but I would welcome
>any comments.
>
>Regards,
>
>Fernando Moreno, Madrid
>nandomm@redestb.es
>
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