Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M6HM with a 35 would be a bit tricky if you wear glasses. I do not wear glasses, but I still have to tightly press my face against the camera to be able to see all four sides of the frame. At 08:53 PM 4/12/98 -0700, COLBYG@ULV.EDU wrote: >Hello, Daniel, > > I, too, am a recent "M" convert. After years of squinting through the >ever-darkening F viewfinders I took a peek through the M. It was a *miracle*! I >could *see*... > >> While making a picture, my neurons fire in a way such that using my F2 or >> other manual cameras is intuitive and using AF is actually more difficult.. >> Having lurked for a while, I feel it may be safe now to come out and ask a >> few questions... > > This is a remarkably supportive list, isn't it? I've stuck around >longer than with most. > >> I am thinking of either trading in the G2 or supplementing >> it with a M series camera... > > I was distracted momentarily by the G2, while looking at the M cameras. >In the end I turned away from the G2 partly for the reasons you cite. The G2 >viewfinder hosts that bright green data screen which was a distraction. Also, I >was drawn to the mechanical simplicity of the M's shutter; the G2 needs four >electric motors to work according to its design. > >> What is the best combo for me to get as a user? The variations seem >> endless. > > I chose this one... > >> - new M6 > > ...and this one... > >> - 35mm last generation Sumicron > > ...and I'm very satisfied. I hadn't realized how much I was missing in >compositional moments; the bright-line viewfinder allows you to see beyond the >margins of your composition, allowing for quick composition moves. The M6 with >that little 35mm f/2 attached is compact and hardly noticeable in a crowd. I've >watched the guys with the Hasselblads on tripods get all the attention while I >drift about unnoticed (no matter what they say about the red dot). The lens is >sharp. That I should refine my technique to match its capability gives me >something to look forward to. > The metering system took no time to learn and the little red read-out >pointers are unobtrusive in the viewfinder (although I read someone here >complain mildly about them being a little too bright in the M6HM. The meter is >drop-dead accurate in my brief experience; with my usual 'chromes and >black-and-white negatives. > The M6HM would definitely be helpful with the 90mm lenses, but somebody >here recently mentioned that it was easy with the 35mm as well. > By all means go to Erwin Puts' fantastic technical evaluations at... > > http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/m/lenses/pages/choices.html > > Good luck! You won't regret the purchase, whatever decision you >make. The product line delivers exactly what it promises. > >-Gary Colby > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/