Interesting comments, Walter & Charlie. I've never used an M5 but those comments are the type of thing I was looking for. With the R6, the meter tells you whether you're low or high but it doesnt tell you by how much. So, I find that I have to look at the f stop or shutter speed to see which I want to adjust and how much adjustment I have. All of that takes time. It's not a problem for nature or other slow-moving subjects but, for people I prefer to pre-adjust and to fly with that exposure because then, the only issue is focus. I assume, from your comments, that the M6 would not confer much of an advantage insofar as street shooting or for other situations where people are the center of interest because it is similar to the R6 and, as you point out Walter, there is the issue of the shutter speed dial. Thanks Dave ________________________________ From: "walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 3:07:09 PM Subject: [LRflex] Using the M6 Some on the list have been puzzled about my comments concerning getting use=d to the M6. There is a simple explanation. The M6 is the first Rangefinder camera I have used. Till recently I shot mostly= with SLRs and Pshooters, usually in aperture priority mode with autom= atic exposure active. I'm used to compensating exposure by adjusting = shutter speed with the command dial on modernn D/SLRs Getting used to the finder and attempting manual focus and metering on the M6 is quite slow for me at this point. So far I'm presetting the mete= ring relative to the scene however if conditions change then I'm not yet ve= ry quick at resetting things to accomodate. Any tips on using Leica M= s or howto practice appreciated. I'm not in a position to compare va= rious M versions, for what it;'s worth though I think the M5 is the best ergonically, the needle metering display and the fact that the shutter = dial extends past the edge of the camera for quick and easy manipulation se= em advances on the M6. My prefernce is often to shoot as wide open as possible given the light andto adust the shutter speed accordingly. I am not sure if this is appropriate methodology with the M6. Regards Walter = ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/