Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Terry, I bought a black M6 because, for street photography, it is less noticeable, less obtrusive -- which is why I put bits of black photographic tape* over the red dot and the bright white "Leica" on its face. That Henri Cartier-Bresson covered the chrome parts of his Leica with black tape, is part of Leica lore. Were unobtrusiveness not a factor, I would prefer the chrome Leica, I think its looks are much cooler, more 'classic', more 'Leica'. Hope this helps, A U S T I N . Email: austin.burbridge@alumni.brown.edu WWW: http://sprezzatura.net -- Every day, an original picture, a stimulating quote, and remarkable links - --------------------------- *I know that this is a departure from Dr. Blacktape's dictum that all black tape used on a Leica shall be black electrical tape, but "Scotch Photographic Tape" works fine and comes off without leaving sticky residue. >I would like to buy a M6 TTL next week. I prefer to buy a M6 rather than the >M6 TTL because the flash sync of the M6 TTL must be supported by batteries. >Anyway, I will buy a M6 TTL because it is ubder production. > >I would like to know what is the different of the black and silver body >colour because I've found that the weight of them are different. The black >coloured lenses are lighter. Are they made from different material? Which is >better? Which is more durable? > >Thanks for your advice > >Terry Sham