Leica Fanatic Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share #21 Â Posted July 20, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Having had the privelege of owning and shooting an M5, I can assure you the words Japanese and Copy (or even cheap) don't come into it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leica Fanatic Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share #22 Â Posted July 20, 2014 The subject of my original post is irrelevant now, as I'm keeping the M2 and have splashed out on a nice CV 50mm f/1.5 LTM Â I've put off buying one for about 5 years, so I think I'm ready? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ansel_Adams Posted July 20, 2014 Share #23 Â Posted July 20, 2014 Having had the privelege of owning and shooting an M5, I can assure you the words Japanese and Copy (or even cheap) don't come into it. Â I agree. I was referring to the M6, not the M5 etc. I have used the M5 with a Noctilux and it is perfect for that lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ansel_Adams Posted July 20, 2014 Share #24 Â Posted July 20, 2014 The subject of my original post is irrelevant now, as I'm keeping the M2 and have splashed out on a nice CV 50mm f/1.5 LTM Â I've put off buying one for about 5 years, so I think I'm ready? Â Great move. I think that irrespective of any differences between bodies, its usually a good idea to get good lenses first before switching bodies. At the end of the day all the Leica bodies are superb cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted July 20, 2014 Share #25  Posted July 20, 2014 ...Which comes to my dilema. Two M6's. One is a 1987, which is fully working according to the dealer advert. No major dents and dings but some scrapes on the edges here and there. The black chrome has gone the 'flat and dull' route. Cosmetic condition isn't a problem for me. Price £599.  The other is a 1995, from another dealer. Cosmetically superb, again black chrome and fully working. Price £699.  Should I spend the extra £100 and get the later model? Any technical, material or reliability improvements over the 8 year difference?  Would like to hear your thoughts.  Buy both and have Sherry CLA them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rulnacco Posted July 21, 2014 Share #26 Â Posted July 21, 2014 The subject of my original post is irrelevant now, as I'm keeping the M2 and have splashed out on a nice CV 50mm f/1.5 LTM Â I've put off buying one for about 5 years, so I think I'm ready? Â Probably a very wise move indeed. When you do one day get around to buying an M6--and if you can spare the cash premium--you might think about getting a 0.85 viewfinder model, particularly if you like the M2's frame lines. Â I started with the normal 0.72 finder M6, and didn't really like how small the frame lines were for the 50 and 90 lenses. It's almost a perfect camera if you use a 35 all the time, but when I got mine I didn't have a 35 (other than the goggled Summaron, which also uses the 50 frame lines), and I was not really happy using my longer lenses on it as much as on my M3. Â I later managed to trade it, and a bit of cash, for a very nice 0.85 model and that has been ideal for me. The 35 frame lines are rather near the edges of the viewfinder, but that hasn't bothered me too much, and now it's a lot better with the 50 especially. The objection might be that the 0.85 lacks 28 frame lines, but those were so far out to the edges on the 0.72 model (even more extreme than the 35 on the 0.85) that if I were using a 28 regularly, I'd probably find it a lot more satisfactory to use an auxiliary viewfinder anyway. Â Just something to think about for the future--and unfortunately, I've probably given you one more thing to lust after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Fanatic Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share #27 Â Posted July 23, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) May I apologise beforehand for my gratuitous use of camera porn, but the CV 50 classic arrived today and I just couldn't help myself. Â I've never 'shot off' a test roll so quickly and can't wait to get agitating. It's all in the wrist you know. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted July 24, 2014 Share #28 Â Posted July 24, 2014 Nice! That Nokton is my favorite lens on my M5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Fanatic Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share #29 Â Posted July 24, 2014 Nice! That Nokton is my favorite lens on my M5. Â Â Cheers Tom. Â It's an amazing hunk of glass. Â Compared to the Jupiter 8, the weight and overall solid feeling and build quality is fantastic. Not so heavy that it's over-powering but I imagine that fitted to your M5 you must have biceps the size of Bournmouth? (only kidding). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted July 24, 2014 Share #30 Â Posted July 24, 2014 Cheers Tom.Not so heavy that it's over-powering but I imagine that fitted to your M5 you must have biceps the size of Bournmouth? (only kidding). The size of the lens is well-matched to the slightly larger size of the M5, but the biceps come from using my Pentax 6x7! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Fanatic Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share #31 Â Posted July 24, 2014 The size of the lens is well-matched to the slightly larger size of the M5, but the biceps come from using my Pentax 6x7! Â Â You're right. I remember the Jupiter 8 on my old M5. Always thought it looked a bit wimpy sat on the front there. The Voigt' as you say would have been a perfect match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted July 24, 2014 Share #32  Posted July 24, 2014 Cheers for all the replies and advice guys. Unfortunately, some little (insert suitable expletive) has gone and purchased the '95 one, so that's out but maybe a blessing in disguise?  Which at the moment leaves the '87. There's something about it that makes me not want to buy it. Maybe it's the large amount of dust I can just makeout in the viewfinder, or the fact the dealer hasn't replied to my questions sent yesterday.  I already have a Sekonic 308 meter and the more I think about it and shoot the M2, it is really a superb camera and a joy to use. It has a certain mojo and seems to track down great pictures of its own accord, well great to me at least.  Maybe I should do what I've been wanting to do for a while, which is ditch the Jupiter 8 and buy a decent CV 50mm f1.5 instead? Don't mean to freak you out but there is on an average day some 500 M6's for sale throughout the globe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Fanatic Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share #33 Â Posted July 25, 2014 Don't mean to freak you out but there is on an average day some 500 M6's for sale throughout the globe. Â Â But they're widely believed to be the most perfect interpretation of a metered M that Leica ever made (except the M5 of course, oh and the CL)? Â Why so many?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted July 26, 2014 Share #34  Posted July 26, 2014 But they're widely believed to be the most perfect interpretation of a metered M that Leica ever made (except the M5 of course, oh and the CL)? Why so many??   Because not so many people are shooting film as in the past? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Fanatic Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share #35 Â Posted July 31, 2014 Â So after one of those 'what the heck, you're here only once moments', I bought the '87 M6 from The Classic Camera in London. Yes I've read many of the posts about them here but I spoke to the guy there (he did reply to my earlier email, but it went in Junk) and he gave me the complete lowdown on the camera. Â Â That's dust on the top plate by the way, not oxidisation. Â And for the price, it's actually not that bad. Couple of scrapes here and there, but the meter is spot on, the viewfinder and patch is clear and bright and everything's as it should. Even the battery's healthy. Â I'm going to keep the M2 for a bit as the prices are steadily climbing again, so a little investment. Â Here's a test shot with the CV 50. Â Â Usage and quality wise, I can't feel much difference to the M2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted September 19, 2014 Share #36  Posted September 19, 2014 But they're widely believed to be the most perfect interpretation of a metered M that Leica ever made (except the M5 of course, oh and the CL)? Why so many?? I actually don't think it is so many. That's just the market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM-25 Posted September 25, 2014 Share #37 Â Posted September 25, 2014 "Which M6? - The agony of choice." Â The Mamiya 6, of course... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 25, 2014 Share #38 Â Posted September 25, 2014 "Which M6? - The agony of choice."Â The Mamiya 6, of course... Â I prefer digital these days, with a [bMW] M6 for transport. Â Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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