jbl Posted July 12, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently got my M246 which is lovely, exactly what I expected. I’m getting the MM1 ready to sell and started feeling nostalgic and not sure I’m ready to see it go. Anyone else thinking of keeping their original MM even though they have the M246? -jbl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joakim Posted July 12, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 12, 2015 I am not in the same situation but I have a feeling that my first M, the M9, will never be sold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Louis Marit Posted July 13, 2015 Share #3 Posted July 13, 2015 Have both. Can now go out with 35 summicron on original, and WATE or Noctilux or 135 Apo Telyt on 246. No need for frankenfinder or changing lenses on bodies when out on the fly. Keeping both, original had new sensor and CLA in October. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Lemon Posted July 13, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 13, 2015 I took the upgrade option instead of sensor replacement - M246 being delivered today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaikeong Posted July 13, 2015 Share #5 Posted July 13, 2015 I decided to give up the MM1 after getting the M246 cos I have a M240 already so going out with two bodies is more then enough. I sold my MM1 at a loss of about 40% of the original price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted July 13, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 13, 2015 Yes. I have a special order silver chrome which to my knowledge is only one of 3 that escaped from Solms before they stopped offering customisation .... so I have a particular attachment to it and will only sell if financially compelled to ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted July 22, 2015 Share #7 Posted July 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I sold mine fairly quickly it seemed and my M246 arrived about four weeks later. Mine had not had the sensor changed. It was in perfect shape and only used by an "old man on the weekends" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted July 23, 2015 Share #8 Posted July 23, 2015 Aye, I'm keeping my original Monochrom, although since the arrival of the M246 it hasn't gotten much use. I do have a wedding to shoot in a week and will use both Monochrom's in tandem (with different focal lengths), along with the M240. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derleicaman Posted July 25, 2015 Share #9 Posted July 25, 2015 Yes. I have a special order silver chrome which to my knowledge is only one of 3 that escaped from Solms before they stopped offering customisation .... so I have a particular attachment to it and will only sell if financially compelled to ..... Leica made me one per my request in silver chrome with the M-P engraving on top. Got it this past April just before the intro of the M246. I'm loving it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted July 26, 2015 Share #10 Posted July 26, 2015 I let my MM go to my assistant. May it rest in pieces in his hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fussgangerfoto Posted July 28, 2015 Share #11 Posted July 28, 2015 I let my MM go to my assistant. May it rest in pieces in his hands. Your's looks like mine - showing through at all the edges! I've not had to make the hard decision yet. I use my M240 for color and Monochrom (M9M) obviously for B&W. I love the form factor of the original M9M, though the M240 (and M246) address it's shortcomings (low-res LCD, noisy shutter, LV/EVF). Still, the M9M feels better in my hand. And my M7 feels best of all. Decisions, decisions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted August 1, 2015 Share #12 Posted August 1, 2015 I let my MM go to my assistant. May it rest in pieces in his hands. Sorry Thorsten, regarding your Monochrome v1 RIP. was that 'rest in peace' or did you mean 'rest in pieces' ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JochenSch Posted April 30, 2016 Share #13 Posted April 30, 2016 Default equipment here would be up to 3 bodies. So yes, if I'll buy an used 246 some day, I'll just add it. This seems the cheaper solution compared to trading off the old MM with a loss or spending on a 2nd one and being unable to get hold of a better camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacelech Posted May 27, 2016 Share #14 Posted May 27, 2016 I decided to keep my MM when I traded up my corroded M9 for a 246 (I'm still looking for M9-Ps ... love the look and feel in the hand, in spite of their challenges). When I look back at M9 images converted to B&W and MM images in dim light when I had only these two to work with, the combination of ISO sensitivity and resolution made the MM images stand out every time. I have read a lot of reviews about clipped highlights in the 246 CMOS sensor, but after missing shots and having the MM jam at crucial moments, I am also ready to give the 246 a chance and hope it will not disappoint. The handling of the 240 style of camera is better in so many ways. Ask me again in a few years. They're all lovely instruments, though none are perfect. Have fun with whichever one you are using now. Jacek Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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