viewfinders?

[joeq]

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how do i know which one i have on my (inherited) m6 - and what's the difference? is there a link to a comprehensive guide somewhere?

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[menos I M6]

You could visit the Leica Website and put yourself an a la carte Leica M7 or MP together with the configurator.

 

Somewhere in the middle of the process, you can choose the viewfinder magnification. the configurator gives a nice overview between the 0.58/ 0.72 and 0.85 viewfinder.

 

Also, you can see, which finder you have on most cameras, as the magnification is displayed in the bottom silvered strip in front of the viewfinder window (not on all cameras).

 

The widest frames in the standard 0.72 finder is the 28mm frame.

The widest frames in the 0.85 finder is the 35mm frame.

 

If I am not mistaken, you can also check with the Summilux website, checking your serial no. and having displayed, which model and year your camera is. I seem to remember, the finder magnification is displayed as well.

[adan]

First it depends on WHICH M6 model - the original or the very recent TTL version.

 

The front of the viewfinder on the original M6 has one mirrored stripe across the bottom. The TTL version has two mirrored stripes, top and bottom. The TTL version also has "ttl" engraved on the hot shoe. There are other differences, but those are the easiest to see with a quick external examination.

 

The original M6 only came in two finder versions - .72x and (briefly at the end of its life) .85x. .85x bodies have a tiny "0.85" engraved in the mirrored strip on the front of the viewfinder. Internally, they lacked the 28mm framelines, as mentioned by Menos. .72x bodies just have no engraving on the finder at all.

 

The M6ttl came in 3 versions. These all had the magnification marked in the lower silver viewfinder stripe on the front.

 

You can see what the magnification marking on the finder looks like in the top image on this web page: A photo profile of a typical Leica MP "Leica à la carte" Red leatherette 0.85x *

[joeq]

seems i have an original (no ttl engraved on the hot shoe) and a .72 viewfinder (one stripe). and i use a 35mm lens exclusively... so i should be good?

 

First it depends on WHICH M6 model - the original or the very recent TTL version.

 

The front of the viewfinder on the original M6 has one mirrored stripe across the bottom. The TTL version has two mirrored stripes, top and bottom. The TTL version also has "ttl" engraved on the hot shoe. There are other differences, but those are the easiest to see with a quick external examination.

 

The original M6 only came in two finder versions - .72x and (briefly at the end of its life) .85x. .85x bodies have a tiny "0.85" engraved in the mirrored strip on the front of the viewfinder. Internally, they lacked the 28mm framelines, as mentioned by Menos. .72x bodies just have no engraving on the finder at all.

 

The M6ttl came in 3 versions. These all had the magnification marked in the lower silver viewfinder stripe on the front.

 

You can see what the magnification marking on the finder looks like in the top image on this web page: A photo profile of a typical Leica MP "Leica à la carte" Red leatherette 0.85x *

[menos I M6]

seems i have an original (no ttl engraved on the hot shoe) and a .72 viewfinder (one stripe). and i use a 35mm lens exclusively... so i should be good?

 

You are absolutely fine ;-)

[Xmas]

Hi

 

The only caution is you probably need to get a copy of the user manual as the exposure meter is not simple to use, if you are critical or used to a DSLR.

 

Google M6 and instruction manual or user manual, it is free.

 

Noel