Re: Leica - starter camera

M6: through-the-lens metering, traditional, somewhat counter-intuitive rotational direction of shutter speed dial, no TTL flash metering and quenching with dedicated electronic flash units.
M6 TTL: Through-0ther-lens metering, non-traditional shutter speed dial rotation (rotate it in direction of LED metering arrows in viewfinder to get to correct exposure), TTL flash metering and quenching with dedicated electronic flash units.

M6 TTLs were a followup to the original M6.



At 08:31 PM 3/26/2005, you wrote:
So the M6 is easier to load and is a relatively new model.. The other difference is TTL vs non-TTL. I assume the later models have the TTL. Is there any sub-model designation for the TTL.
I have read about the older models now and the loading does seem like a bit more trouble but no worse than loading a medium format camera as far as I can see. I have an old Kodak Autographic from around WW1 that uses a similar loading system to the Leica. Unforunately 127 film is not too common although I do have some.
I think I could put up with either system of loading. Is there a differnce in the lenses or are thay interchangeable across the model range? The lens designations are relatively complex. How many camera companies actually give their lenses names and not just let them be known by their f-stop and focal length?
This is starting to get more nteresting as I go along but it sounds like an M6 might be the one. Are there models to avoid other than due to rarity/expense? I am not sure I would want to be regularly using anything costing more than a couple of thousand outside of the house YMMV.
Thanks for the feedback so far.
Phil
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: Leica - starter camera


There is something intangible that I like better about the non-TTL. Is
it a tiny bit less tall?

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com



-----Original Message-----
From: leica-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leica-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Rei Shinozuka
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 8:58 PM
To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Leica - starter camera

i think the m6 in any of its guises is a good camera, and in the past
couple of years, prices have drifted into the $1,250 to $1,500 range.
the m6 is relatively new (it was made for about 20 years starting
from 1984), has built-in metering, and there are many on the used
market.
i personally like the proportions and handling of the m6 classic, but
the
m6 TTL is also a nice camera.



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