innerimager Posted March 12, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted March 12, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Having only worked with digital cameras, i am about to get my first film camera. I shot a friend's M5, some B&W with his 50 lux pre asph, and my 75 lux over the weekend, and I was very, very impressed with the what I saw. Plus, a photographer friend around the corner has an extensive dark room and is willing to teach me. So...I've done a little research and I'm leaning to a M6 TTL, 0.85. I will be using it for portrait, candid street, and concerts mostly with a 50/1.4, noctilux, 75 lux and 90 elmarit so I like the bigger viewfinder. I also want camera metering, and like the sound of a extra large shutter speed dial. I found the M5 a little too large. Any suggestions appreciated! thanks....Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sps Posted March 12, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted March 12, 2007 It may be better asked on the film side. That said, my vote is for the M7. You can do a quick internet search to discern the differences between the M7 & the 6TTL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrogers Posted March 12, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted March 12, 2007 Based on what you've said, M6TTL, MP or M7, 0.85 finder, or 0.72 with magnifier. And I agree, you'll get more answers in the film forum. Â Until later, Â Clyde Rogers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted March 12, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted March 12, 2007 The M6 TTL is laid out the same way as the M8, wrt. shutter dial size and direction. The M7 also. The MP, unless you change that in a-la carte, is like the M6 and all older Ms, with a small dial and the other direction. The M6 TTL sounds good for your needs, but it'll likely cost you about $500 more than a plain M6, and will also give you flash TTL measurement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
voightL Posted May 13, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted May 13, 2007 M7 has AE (aperture priority), if that helps:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodda Posted May 13, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted May 13, 2007 MP no question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share #7 Â Posted May 14, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I see the thread popped back so here's the update. I ended with the M7. I wanted the shooting process to be as close to the M8 as possible as I am often shooting them side by side. I use AE, having learned to compensate very quickly from my DSLR days. I added a motor m to the M7, and I am never caught having forgotten to advance which is easy when going back and forth with the M8. Someday perhaps I go for a truly all manual M like the MP but for tandem use I love the M7! best....Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted May 14, 2007 Share #8  Posted May 14, 2007 I see the thread popped back so here's the update. I ended with the M7. I wanted the shooting process to be as close to the M8 as possible as I am often shooting them side by side. I use AE, having learned to compensate very quickly from my DSLR days. I added a motor m to the M7, and I am never caught having forgotten to advance which is easy when going back and forth with the M8. Someday perhaps I go for a truly all manual M like the MP but for tandem use I love the M7! best....Peter  Good choice! But do remember that the M7 also has the same manual exposure facilities as the M6TTL, the MP – or the M8! Learning to use this is a good thing even if you have a camera with auto exposure. When I encounter a subject where I think the auto exposure will be fooled, I always switch to manual. This is not only more precise than using exposure compensation on an M8 or M7 or M6TTL, it is actually faster!  The old man from the Age of Selenium Meters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share #9 Â Posted May 14, 2007 Hi Lars- Absolutely, I end up shooting manual at least 50% of the time. I often use AE to get a reading, check histogram, and then set a manual exposure in unchanging light. Sort of like using the camera as an "external" light meter and then setting manually. This avoids the unwanted camera decisions based on incidental changes in subject's attire, etc. best...Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Wogan Posted May 17, 2007 Share #10  Posted May 17, 2007 Good choice!it is actually faster! The old man from the Age of Selenium Meters  Absolutely. The only camera I've ever come across that made exposure compensation easy to get at was the Olympus OM4. Touch one button and you got an extra two stop, touch the other button and you got two stops less.  Having the EV comp on dial is bad enough, having on a menu like the M8 is just daft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddawn Posted May 18, 2007 Share #11  Posted May 18, 2007 I see the thread popped back so here's the update. I ended with the M7. I wanted the shooting process to be as close to the M8 as possible as I am often shooting them side by side. I use AE, having learned to compensate very quickly from my DSLR days. I added a motor m to the M7, and I am never caught having forgotten to advance which is easy when going back and forth with the M8. Someday perhaps I go for a truly all manual M like the MP but for tandem use I love the M7! best....Peter  Good choice in that you also benefitted from an improved viewfinder over the M6/M6TTL as those models suffer from the occasional flare / whiteout (mine does!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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