Huss Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1561 Posted October 29, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ok, we are on 78 pages. Any chance of making it to 100 before someone actually gets a new M6 in their hands that belongs to them? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Danner Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1562 Posted October 29, 2022 Proposed shorthand names: M6c for M6 Classic M6r for M6 Reissue Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1563 Posted October 29, 2022 51 minutes ago, Huss said: All those who can afford to. One is 40 years old, one is brand new and improved. Yup. I'd personally opt for the new one. I've got enough 40+ year old cameras to look after Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1564 Posted October 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Danner said: Proposed shorthand names: M6c for M6 Classic M6r for M6 Reissue My proposal would be: M6 for M6 old MP-6 for M6 Reissue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1565 Posted October 29, 2022 Making M6 once again makes sense. It is the statement of what Leica’s canon is. 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. Leica definitive M line up in 2022 is one year old M11 and 38 years old M6. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1566 Posted October 29, 2022 40 minutes ago, nicci78 said: Making M6 once again makes sense. It is the statement of what Leica’s canon is. 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. Leica definitive M line up in 2022 is one year old M11 and 38 years old M6. What a load of nonsense. Leica’s return to its historical base is the Mp & M-A. For my money, the “new” M6 is just pastiche. Having aperture priority as an additional mode is a trick Leica has missed, in my view. Adding that to the MP would have rounded out the film M cameras nicely. I see the M11 as another potential conceptual blind alley, like the M(240). But then we all differ, and that’s a good thing. I’ll watch the M11 variants, and the M12, with remote interest. I’ll flog my SL, TL2, Monochrom and M10-D til they die, then I’ll probably just stick to film. I don’t see the digital M heading in a direction which is either consistent with the traditional M paradigm, and it is not an itch I wish to scratch. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1567 Posted October 29, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 42 minutes ago, nicci78 said: Making M6 once again makes sense. It is the statement of what Leica’s canon is. 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. Leica definitive M line up in 2022 is one year old M11 and 38 years old M6. 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? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1568 Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, UliWer said: My proposal would be: M6 for M6 old MP-6 for M6 Reissue. I’m sticking with the Millennial edition. Edited October 29, 2022 by madNbad Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizans Posted October 29, 2022 Share #1569 Posted October 29, 2022 I'm going with M6 MkII, because Mk anything is cool. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1570 Posted October 30, 2022 56 minutes ago, raizans said: I'm going with M6 MkII, because Mk anything is cool. It is a Mk0 if your light meter fails. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwino Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1571 Posted October 30, 2022 M6n 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1572 Posted October 30, 2022 “Let’s not call it anything, let’s just ignore it” — Mrs. Hatred of Leicester (Monty Python, cca. 1970) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1573 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1574 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1575 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1576 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyp82 Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1577 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBestSLIsALeicaflex Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1578 Posted October 30, 2022 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1579 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1580 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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