madNbad Posted October 7, 2022 Share #521 Posted October 7, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Or something like this. Which will be never seen again: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/336216-new-leica-m6-film-camera/?do=findComment&comment=4527035'>More sharing options...
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logan2z Posted October 7, 2022 Share #522 Posted October 7, 2022 56 minutes ago, madNbad said: Or something like this. Which will be never seen again: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I was actually going to suggest that, but figured it was not an option. I'd love it, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew01 Posted October 7, 2022 Share #523 Posted October 7, 2022 I love the engraving on the Wetzlar cameras. Having it on the modern camera feels like cheating, just buy one of the classics. I also like the reasonably discreet branding of the M6, including the red dot. They look even better after 30 years of use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted October 7, 2022 Share #524 Posted October 7, 2022 I owned a Wetzlar M6 shortly after they were introduced. The red dot was marked "Leitz" with the "Leica M6" on the front of the top plate. I mentioned the big M6 in an earlier post. Get rid of the red dot, big M6 and the top plate with the Leica script and "Leica Camera AG Wetzlar, Germany". Keep it simple. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmrider2 Posted October 7, 2022 Share #525 Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) I hate to rain on this parade but does anyone really expect Leica to come out with a cheaper camera? Why would you shoot yourself in the foot? And a cheaper camera with new technology? This is certainly not the Leica I know. It was almost twenty years after auto exposure via aperture priority was made available in Japanese cameras before Leica got around to the M7(and if memory serves the Minolta CLE was way before the M7). And other than thru the lens metering and aperture priority auto exposure in the M6 and M7, the MA is really almost identical to the M3. Throw in a behind the lens meter and you have an MP. I mean the rangefinder in the MA/MP/M3 works the same way. You could bring up frame lines like the digital Leicas do but I would not expect that in a new film camera for less money. The lens mount is the same and I don't see this crowd spending the money for a built in motor for film advance/shutter cocking. For the Leica photographer, less for more money really seems to be the goal. And is it worth getting worked up on if the body has a red dot or other decoration? Edited October 7, 2022 by ktmrider2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 7, 2022 Share #526 Posted October 7, 2022 I’m pretty sure everyone has given up on the idea of a cheaper M. The only way Leica would introduce a cheaper film camera is if it is not an M. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner Posted October 7, 2022 Share #527 Posted October 7, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is there any real confirmation that something new is actually coming soon? I haven't seen it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted October 8, 2022 Share #528 Posted October 8, 2022 After a parade of digital M bodies starting with the M8, Leica has placated film users with the MP. The M7 had a good run with the fading hope the new Leica would be an improved version but that seems unlikely to happen. The M-A was rolled out as a back to basics homage to the M2, even tossing in a roll of Tri-X. Many of us were, maybe still are, hoping for something innovative that really shows Leica is the leader in film photography. A warmed over M6 may excite collectors and a few users but many of us truly believe film is not dead and ironically, it may be film that saves the camera manufacturers from the phones. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted October 8, 2022 Share #529 Posted October 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, madNbad said: After a parade of digital M bodies starting with the M8, Leica has placated film users with the MP. One of my trusted sources told me the new Leica M6 is intended to placate all those who really want to buy a new MP but can't find one anywhere. Clever move by Leica. It should sell well unless the Portuguese completely f@(k it up. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derleicaman Posted October 8, 2022 Share #530 Posted October 8, 2022 I’ll be in Wetzlar for the COP and LOBA (Celebration of Photography and Leica Oskar Barnack Awards) in 10 days. I will report on events there. Stay tuned! 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 8, 2022 Share #531 Posted October 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Danner said: Is there any real confirmation that something new is actually coming soon? I haven't seen it... Yes, a Leica shop I spoke to said a film camera is coming but they couldn’t talk about it because they are under embargo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 8, 2022 Share #532 Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Ouroboros said: One of my trusted sources told me the new Leica M6 is intended to placate all those who really want to buy a new MP but can't find one anywhere. Clever move by Leica. It should sell well unless the Portuguese completely f@(k it up. But that doesn't make any sense. Just build more MPs, than introducing a “new” camera that is for all intents and purposes an MP. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 8, 2022 Share #533 Posted October 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Huss said: But that doesn't make any sense. Just build more MPs, than introducing a “new” camera that is for all intents and purposes an MP. +1 That makes zero sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 8, 2022 Share #534 Posted October 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, logan2z said: +1 That makes zero sense. “We’re out of pepperoni pizza! What should we do? Make more?” ”No, let’s make cheese pizza. And serve the pepperoni on the side” 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted October 8, 2022 Share #535 Posted October 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Huss said: But that doesn't make any sense. Just build more MPs, than introducing a “new” camera that is for all intents and purposes an MP. Umm…that was kind of my point. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted October 8, 2022 Share #536 Posted October 8, 2022 6 hours ago, madNbad said: Many of us were, maybe still are, hoping for something innovative that really shows Leica is the leader in film photography. Who do you think is even distantly in contention with Leica for the title of "leader in film photography" in any case? Lomo? Kodak/Ilford pre-loads? Fuji Instax? The handful of remaining 2kg view-camera manufacturers? That is not Leica snobbism. It just reflects the fact that nobody else is making serious roll-film cameras at all. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 8, 2022 Share #537 Posted October 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, adan said: Who do you think is even distantly in contention with Leica for the title of "leader in film photography" in any case? Lomo? Kodak/Ilford pre-loads? Fuji Instax? The handful of remaining 2kg view-camera manufacturers? That is not Leica snobbism. It just reflects the fact that nobody else is making serious roll-film cameras at all. Leica is the leader because everyone else quit. Who else could be the leader? Nikon? Canon? Even Cosina quit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted October 8, 2022 Share #538 Posted October 8, 2022 14 hours ago, ktmrider2 said: I hate to rain on this parade but does anyone really expect Leica to come out with a cheaper camera? Nope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted October 8, 2022 Share #539 Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, derleicaman said: I’ll be in Wetzlar for the COP I think it’s in Sharm El-Sheikh!!! Edited October 8, 2022 by ianman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 8, 2022 Share #540 Posted October 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, ianman said: Nope. Did anyone expect Leica to come out with a line of cheaper lenses? Well they did and... Oh right, never mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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