oldwino Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1501 Posted October 30, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) M6n 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 30, 2022 Posted October 30, 2022 Hi oldwino, Take a look here New Leica M6 Film Camera. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
a.noctilux Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1502 Posted October 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Al Brown said: “Let’s not call it anything, let’s just ignore it” — Mrs. Hatred of Leicester (Monty Python, cca. 1970) That IS what we are doing. Let's just ignore IT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1503 Posted October 30, 2022 11 hours ago, IkarusJohn said: Having aperture priority as an additional mode is a trick Leica has missed, in my view. This would've been cool I agree, or 2000/1 shutter speed. Something new for the new version. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1504 Posted October 30, 2022 11 hours ago, nicci78 said: A line from M3, M2, M4, M4-2, M4-P, M6, MP and M6 once again. Sorry folks, M5, M6 TTL and M7 were attempts to break from canon. They failed and they are left out of analog M history. Why is the M6 TTL not in the first row? AFAIK the MP has similar TTL flash metering. Maybe I’m mistaken I never use flash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1505 Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, ianman said: Why is the M6 TTL not in the first row? AFAIK the MP has similar TTL flash metering. Maybe I’m mistaken I never use flash. No the MP does not have TTL flash. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyp82 Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1506 Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 12:23 AM, hdmesa said: Recessed screws on the pressure plate. The MP/M-A screws are (annoyingly) at the same level as the pressure plate surface. Doesn't the original M6 have no screws on the pressure plate? 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! So I just picked up a new MP and it seems to me that the screws are also recessed. Please take a look - 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBestSLIsALeicaflex Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1507 Posted October 30, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anybody know if this new M6 can take IXMOO's? Just curious. I'm a big fan of bulk loading, and have accumulated a big stash over the years. I know the early M6's could take those canisters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1508 Posted October 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, TheBestSLIsALeicaflex said: Anybody know if this new M6 can take IXMOO's? Just curious. I'm a big fan of bulk loading, and have accumulated a big stash over the years. I know the early M6's could take those canisters. No. The very early M6 production had the baseplate with the key to open the IXMOO but it was dropped later in the M6 production run. The earlier baseplates were interchangeable up until the introduction of the MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1509 Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Jimmyp82 said: So I just picked up a new MP and it seems to me that the screws are also recessed. Please take a look - 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! Nice, thanks for sharing. A thoughtful redesign of the pressure plate mount, which so far seems exclusive to the new M6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1510 Posted October 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, hdmesa said: Nice, thanks for sharing. A thoughtful redesign of the pressure plate mount, which so far seems exclusive to the new M6. Exactly the same as my 2019 M-A so not so exclusive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1511 Posted October 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Matlock said: Exactly the same as my 2019 M-A so not so exclusive. Not my M-A made more recently. The screws are right on the surface. Are you sure? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1512 Posted October 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, hdmesa said: Not my M-A made more recently. The screws are right on the surface. Are you sure? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1513 Posted October 30, 2022 18 minutes ago, Matlock said: Yes. Interesting, thanks for checking. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1514 Posted October 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, hdmesa said: Interesting, thanks for checking. Have just done a check on my MP3 and, although the screw heads are not as deeply recessed, they are below the pressure plate surface. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1515 Posted October 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Matlock said: Have just done a check on my MP3 and, although the screw heads are not as deeply recessed, they are below the pressure plate surface. Same on my 2017 M-A. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1516 Posted October 30, 2022 Seems the depth of the screws on the pressure plate is not a design choice, but dependent on whether the tech putting it together had a fight with the spouse that morning before coming to work. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikep996 Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1517 Posted October 30, 2022 Hmm.. Though there may be variations in screw-head depth based on the machining of the screw hole bevels in the plate, surely the heads are never above the surface of the plate. If they are, I'd call that a defective camera. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted October 31, 2022 Share #1518 Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) On 10/30/2022 at 12:20 AM, Huss said: You do know that the fact you are mentioning the M5, M6ttl and M7 means they are part of Leica analog history, right? And how can the definitive line up include a 38 year old camera when Leica has just released a much improved version of it? Don't be upset, I do not make history. Somehow Leica reverted back to old days twice : - after the M5 debacle, which almost kill Leitz. Hopefully ELCAN made m4-2 to save the M line up. - after M6 TTL, replaced by M7 electronic driven M camera. Many complains form faithful fans forced Leica to release an improve variant of the original M6, the MP. Then M-A is a strip down variant of MP. M6 2020 is an MP with M6 Leitz 1984 cosmetic details. So we got two dead ends for analog M with M5 then with M6 TTL and M7. M3, M2, M4, M4-2, M4-P, M6, MP, M-A and M6 again can be seen as a single line of evolution : exact same size (depth, height, width), small shutter speed dial. We can argue that M6 TTL, M7, M8, M9, M10 and M11 are part of the same line : taller body, TTL flash, big shutter speed dial reversed, auto aperture priority which relies exclusively on electronics (except M6 TTL) Somehow M typ 240, 246, 262 are the third dead end for digital M : thicker body, video support, multi-function grip, can be used as a digital R body. Edited October 31, 2022 by nicci78 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmans Posted October 31, 2022 Share #1519 Posted October 31, 2022 Good points.... one must look at progression. But really, the line-up now still harks back to the M3. The MA is about as close as you can get to the M3 while the MP is just one step off. So all points back to the M3. Now the only mystery I can see is the inclusion of both the new M6 and the current/older MP. Makes no sense unless Leica is deciding to offer the slight differences and retaining both the M6 and MP as it doesn't really hurt them. But one of those might go eventually. Even though I own a 246, I agree that the lineup of those thicker bodies spurned on technology advancement to create the new thinner line-up we have now. Like in past updates, it doesn't make the 240, 246, 262 worthless by any means....they still exist as great cameras (Just listen/watch the Red Dot Forum).. Given that, the same might be true of the MP as improvements in tech (slight as they are) have brought about the M6.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted October 31, 2022 Share #1520 Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/30/2022 at 9:26 AM, grahamc said: This would've been cool I agree, or 2000/1 shutter speed. Something new for the new version. There you go, instant M7 reissue! I feel a rumour coming on.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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