Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All of this is a re-hash of everything that was said in 1998. I, and many other LUGgers, stated that, after careful consideration, and after handling the camera, the changes to the M6 TTL would be confusing if one was going to use both a classic and a TTL. And, most modern flash units do a great job of exposure control on their own. The consensus was that TTL flash on the M6 was for naught. After the TTL was out for awhile, I bought the last new "classic" available in my area as my second M6, rather than a TTL. I am confused, not. One black, one chrome, for easy film type identification. The shutter dial moves the same way, the leds are the same, they both work with a DR Summicron. and on the rare occasion that I need flash, my Metz gives perfect exposures. Nice cameras. Classic Coke, Classic M6. Jim >>From: John Collier [mailto:jbcollier@home.com] >> >>...that the taller >>top plate of the TTL accommodates a small spur gear which >>allows a larger >>shutter dial. Why Leica did not put in a another gear to keep >>the correct >>shutter speed orientation is beyond me but, fortunately, I am young and >>malleable and able to adjust. > At 07:54 AM 10/19/00 -0700, Paul Chefurka wrote: >My understanding was that the designers wanted the new of rotation to match >the meter arrows in the finder. Because the dial is larger and more easily >manipulated with the camera at eye level, they felt this change would make >operation more fluid. Not having a TTL (yet) I can't say if they were right >or wrong, but I do know that changing the shutter speed of my classics with >the camera at my eye does feel a bit counter-intuitive and fiddly. > >Paul