Re: [Leica] m6ttl and flash question

[Robert Clark <rclark@desupernet.net>]

Hi Richard:
I am a new Leica owner after studying book after book and ad after ad for
almost two years.  I bought the M6 TTL .72 Chrome with the 50 1.4Summilux.
First I bought the black, then took it back the next day or so and got the
chrome because that's what my heart told me.  I don't have the flash and
probably will not acquire one in the foreseable future, but for my personal
use, the TTL works just fine.  Since this is my first Leica, I had no
preference of the shutter speed dial turning the other way.  With the TTL, it
turns in the direction the LED points in the viewfinder and to me, that's just
dandy.  No regrets at all with the .72 since my next lens will either be a
35mm or 28mm.  I thought the frame lines on the 35mm were too difficult to see
on the .85 which required some optical gymnastics just to see.  The .85 has no
28mm frame lines so that decided it for me.  I am so happy with my selection
and have yet to give the cost a second thought.  Go back and get exactly what
you want...not what others may tell you.  Listen to your heart and you will be
pleased.

Robert Clark
Lancaster, PA

RICHARD ALAN HANNON wrote:

> To all you M6ttl lug users out there, do you like the new m6ttl? Worth the
> cash or the usual m6?
>
> If you've got one, you're probably using it with a ttl flash, right? Is it
> the leica sf20, or the Metz 32 with the sca3501 adapter? Is it worth
> spending the money for the Leica flash, or does the Metz have all the same
> functions? I see that they both have flash exposure compensation, but do
> they have rear curtain sync like the R8?
>
> I was minutes away from purchasing this camera yesterday in Charlotte, NC,
> but they didn't have a black .72, only the .85 version.
>
> For those who use the .85 version, any regrets for not having the .72
> version?
>
> Hope to hear from everyone soon, and thanks for being tolerant of the
> questions.
>
> Albest,
>
> Rick