Matlock Posted December 6, 2020 Share #61 Posted December 6, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) 32 minutes ago, analog-digital said: M6/M7 = MP 32 minutes ago, analog-digital said: M6/M7 = MP For some that may be true but not for all. I have all three and my most used is the M7 and least used is the MP. Everyone has different preferences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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analog-digital Posted December 6, 2020 Share #62 Posted December 6, 2020 vor 55 Minuten schrieb Matlock: For some that may be true but not for all. I have all three and my most used is the M7 and least used is the MP. Everyone has different preferences. The point is, if the M6 or M7 has any electronic problem, it becomes a problem that CANNOT be repaired. As a result, the MP is a good alternative. Basically the 3 are the same, the MP are simply more modern and newer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted December 6, 2020 Share #63 Posted December 6, 2020 Just now, analog-digital said: The point is, if the M6 or M7 has any electronic problem, it becomes a problem that CANNOT be repaired. As a result, the MP is a good alternative. Basically the 3 are the same, the MP are simply more modern and newer. The M7 can be repaired. The M6 is purely mechanical in exactly the same way the MP is (unless you are talking about the M6TTL which could be a problem) only the meter is electronic as is the MP. Even in the case of the TTL you would still have a fully useable camera, minus meter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog-digital Posted December 6, 2020 Share #64 Posted December 6, 2020 vor 37 Minuten schrieb Matlock: The M7 can be repaired. The M6 is purely mechanical in exactly the same way the MP is (unless you are talking about the M6TTL which could be a problem) only the meter is electronic as is the MP. Even in the case of the TTL you would still have a fully useable camera, minus meter. Look, if the exposure meter is defective, it can no longer be repaired. This applies to the M6 as well as, with the greatest probability, also to the M7 The longer, the more, this will become a problem. That would be an M2 / M3 ultimately the better choice. Especially when you see the horrendous prices for the M6 / M6TTL / M7. For these reasons, it makes more sense to buy an MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted December 8, 2020 Share #65 Posted December 8, 2020 On 12/6/2020 at 9:06 PM, analog-digital said: Look, if the exposure meter is defective, it can no longer be repaired. This applies to the M6 as well as, with the greatest probability, also to the M7 The longer, the more, this will become a problem. That, even if true, doesn't alter the point that Peter was making that the M6 and M6TTL can always be used without a non-functioning meter. Besides, I wouldn't be so quick to assume that the meter is inevitably going to fail, at least within the timescale that the camera is going to remain useful to most of us. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog-digital Posted December 8, 2020 Share #66 Posted December 8, 2020 It's just annoying when you've bought a camera for a lot of money, the exposure meter dies and you have to operate this camera without it. Then you would have preferred to buy a much less M2 from the start. I mean that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradS Posted December 8, 2020 Share #67 Posted December 8, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 12/6/2020 at 1:06 PM, analog-digital said: Look, if the exposure meter is defective, it can no longer be repaired. This applies to the M6 as well ..... The exposure meter in my M6 was repaired - circuit board replaced - last year. There is some indication that MP parts were used. Seems like the meter in the M6 can still be repaired. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog-digital Posted December 8, 2020 Share #68 Posted December 8, 2020 vor 3 Stunden schrieb BradS: The exposure meter in my M6 was repaired - circuit board replaced - last year. There is some indication that MP parts were used. Seems like the meter in the M6 can still be repaired. Last year is NOT yet. Time changed my dear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted December 9, 2020 Share #69 Posted December 9, 2020 16 hours ago, analog-digital said: Last year is NOT yet. Time changed my dear. M6 meters can still be repaired. However what I find more concerning is this paranoia about possible meter failure. I have a 1967 Rollei 35 and the meter still works perfectly. If a 53 year old camera meter is still functioning I see very little cause for concern over a relatively recent M6/7. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 9, 2020 Share #70 Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) On 12/6/2020 at 9:29 PM, Matlock said: The M7 can be repaired. The M6 is purely mechanical in exactly the same way the MP is (unless you are talking about the M6TTL which could be a problem) only the meter is electronic as is the MP. Even in the case of the TTL you would still have a fully useable camera, minus meter. My M7 was just repaired and fully serviced, ( plus having the VF updated ), by Leica in Wetzlar and as expected it was not cheap, but infinitely worth it. Edited December 9, 2020 by petermullett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradS Posted December 11, 2020 Share #71 Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) On 12/8/2020 at 12:07 PM, analog-digital said: Last year is NOT yet. Time changed my dear. In English, the word yet refers to the future and last year is obviously in the past so your statement is literally true (the past is not the future) and on the other hand, ‘last year has not yet happened’ is obviously false. So, your statement, ‘last year is not yet’, is clearly nonsense (unless one lives in the Tardis or has done a lot of LSD) and we can only guess what you’re trying to say here. Perhaps you’re suggesting that at sometime in the future it may not be economically feasible to repair the meter but repair will be possible for many decades to come. If you are trying to suggest that the meter in my M6 was not repaired in March 2019, please present your evidence. Edited December 11, 2020 by BradS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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