Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M6 and M6TTL cameras -- and the original MP for that matter -- use steel gears in the winding mechanism. These take a long long time to wear in and smooth out. My first TTL, with more than 500 rolls through it, is starting to feel as smooth as my M2. With the MP, Leica has used machining techniques that allow steel gears to feel like the old brass gears. While this results in an impressively smooth wind on, it does not actually change the durability or potential longevity of the camera. I cannot recall the actual figure but an M camera should be good for about half a million exposures before it needs major work (not counting CLAs). This translates into about 14,000 rolls of 36 exposure film. Quite frankly, the thought of using a rewind knob for the 500+ rolls so far. let alone the rest of the 14,000, is too much for me. The improved viewfinder of the MP and the newer M7 is very helpful and had me looking at replacing my much loved TTLs for that reason alone. Now that Leica has made the MP improvements available to us mere mortal M6 owners, I will just have my cameras upgraded. That way I get the best of both worlds. An all mechanical, crank rewind camera with a long service life and the best viewfinder in the world. I do not dispute the fact that you are delighted with your MP. I hope you will not dispute my preference for a rewind crank nor my advice that, in terms of service life, the M6TTL will be just as good as the MP. John Collier On Saturday, September 6, 2003, at 06:17 PM, Jon wrote: > For what it's worth...I have an M6TTL and an MP. The MP has a much > better > build quality, regardless of the size of the rewind knob. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html