madNbad Posted December 23, 2022 Share #1841 Posted December 23, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 5 minutes ago, Huss said: I hate the gaffer tape look and find it so pretentious, as if that makes any difference. If anything it attracts more attention. Why does he have tape? Is it worth something? I feel that for some of these people they think it puts them in the 'serious Leica photographer' club. Unlike the others who are poseurs.. You think using an MA or MP that doesn't have any lettering on it makes it inconspicuous? Puh-leeeze. And rant mode off! Whatever floats your boat. Cover the Leica M6 logo with tape to be inconspicuous, wear a ball cap with Leica script and a “I shoot film” t-shirt. Yeah, no one is going to know. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 23, 2022 Posted December 23, 2022 Hi madNbad, Take a look here New Leica M6 Film Camera. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andrew01 Posted December 23, 2022 Share #1842 Posted December 23, 2022 Just wait 30 years and the red dot will fade to a more discreet shade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted December 23, 2022 Share #1843 Posted December 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, jonoslack said: Mine's in front of me - as you say, the black looks so lovely You guys suck, I want an M6 now 😉 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted December 23, 2022 Share #1844 Posted December 23, 2022 18 minutes ago, logan2z said: You guys suck, I want an M6 now 😉 You could buy a roll of gaffers' tape and a "I shoot film" t-shirt in the meantime. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted December 23, 2022 Share #1845 Posted December 23, 2022 1 hour ago, madNbad said: You could buy a roll of gaffers' tape and a "I shoot film" t-shirt in the meantime. Already have the gaffer's tape. Great for taping up black plastic sheeting over windows in the darkroom. It's also great for removing paint from window frames 😉 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted December 23, 2022 Share #1846 Posted December 23, 2022 3 hours ago, jonoslack said: Mine arrived last week - it's just too beautiful to resist (it really is a lovely thing!) I was seriously tempted. But I was strong and resisted temptation - I don't need another camera. But then I found my left hand, on the quiet, had ordered a MP black paint (you lose control of your body as you get older). Red Dot Cameras tell me it may arrive in January. At least I won't have red dot bling to angst about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted December 23, 2022 Share #1847 Posted December 23, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 3 hours ago, logan2z said: Have to agree. One of the photographers in the 'Why the M6?' video recently put out by the owners of Leica Store San Francisco has bits of his M6 covered with gaffer's tape and I think it looks awful. Only just got around to looking at this, turned it off after a couple of minutes what utter pretentious cr*p, didn't see a good photo in the video (as far as I got). Maybe I'm just too old to get it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted December 23, 2022 Share #1848 Posted December 23, 2022 1 hour ago, LocalHero1953 said: I was seriously tempted. But I was strong and resisted temptation - I don't need another camera. But then I found my left hand, on the quiet, had ordered a MP black paint (you lose control of your body as you get older). Red Dot Cameras tell me it may arrive in January. At least I won't have red dot bling to angst about. Blasphemy! Blasphemy, I say! Everyone needs another M camera! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmans Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1849 Posted December 24, 2022 If you don’t like the red dot… be a real man/woman and buy an MA:) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1850 Posted December 24, 2022 For those who haven't yet surrendered to the desire for a copy of the new M6, here's a nice short that may help push you over the edge - Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1851 Posted December 24, 2022 If I was in the market for another I’d buy an MP. It’s basically the same camera, but the button rewind is far more satisfactory from an engineering standpoint, plus it will brass nicely over time. I already have an M6 from yesteryear, and the ‘zincness’ really bugs me. Almost enough for me to trade it up to a secondhand MP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1852 Posted December 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, Steve Ricoh said: If I was in the market for another I’d buy an MP. It’s basically the same camera, but the button rewind is far more satisfactory from an engineering standpoint, plus it will brass nicely over time. I already have an M6 from yesteryear, and the ‘zincness’ really bugs me. Almost enough for me to trade it up to a secondhand MP. At least you don't get the zincness with the new one (brass top plate). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1853 Posted December 24, 2022 1 hour ago, jonoslack said: At least you don't get the zincness with the new one (brass top plate). Precisely! I’m glad to see the second hand value of the zinc M6 continues to increase; maybe time to pull the plug. Zinc is a dreadful element unless you want to offer it up sacrificially, eg on a ship in salty water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizans Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1854 Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) If anyone has a chance to visit Wetzlar, could they swing by the archives and find out once and for all why they decided to put the model engraving on the M5 and CL, and red dot on the M4-P? In a wonderful parallel universe, the M4-2, M4-P, M6, M7, M8, M9, M240, M10, and M11 would have had “Leica” engraved on the top plate, and no front engraving or red dot! Edited December 24, 2022 by raizans Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1855 Posted December 24, 2022 24 minutes ago, Steve Ricoh said: Precisely! I’m glad to see the second hand value of the zinc M6 continues to increase; maybe time to pull the plug. Zinc is a dreadful element unless you want to offer it up sacrificially, eg on a ship in salty water. It was those zinc top plates that kept Leica making rangefinder cameras long after everyone else abandoned them. From the late 1970s until 1999 when the F4/5 and other autofocus cameras were dominating, Leica continued with a slow but steady trickle of M4-Ps then the M6 followed by the TTL. Bringing back the brass top plate (not to mention black paint) brought new buyers to Leica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1856 Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, raizans said: If anyone has a chance to visit Wetzlar, could they swing by the archives and find out once and for all why they decided to put the model engraving on the M5 and CL, and red dot on the M4-P? In a wonderful parallel universe, the M4-2, M4-P, M6, M7, M8, M9, M240, M10, and M11 would have had “Leica” engraved on the top plate, and no front engraving or red dot! I love the beautiful Leica script engraved on the left side of the top plate on my M-P 240 Safari and on the titanium M-A (which I missed out on 😢 ). IMHO, Leica should gift this engraving to all M cameras going forward from here. It would be a nice a connection to the M camera's heritage, going all the way back to the M3 which had this top plate engraving. 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! Edited December 24, 2022 by Herr Barnack 3 Quote 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=4613614'>More sharing options...
Huss Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1857 Posted December 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, Herr Barnack said: I love the beautiful Leica script engraved on the left side of the top plate on my M-P 240 Safari. IMHO, Leica should gift this engraving to all M cameras going forward from here. It would be a nice a connection to the M camera's heritage, going all the way back to the M3 which had this top plate engraving. Leica can’t do that. All the cameras they make are basically the same thing and little things like engravings, paint etc is how they are able to charge more for ‘special’ versions. 😜 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1858 Posted December 24, 2022 I love the red dot. It’s a design signature and obviously very effective seeing all the discussion around it. IMO it’s like the three point star on a Mercedes. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmans Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1859 Posted December 24, 2022 Looks like everyone should factory order their "M" and then have as an option of script (and location), or red dot, or nothing....or or or ....perhaps go back to the old days and have a brass/metal/whatever emblem put on the bottom plate stating where it was bought at! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizans Posted December 24, 2022 Share #1860 Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) I must be influenced by CameraQuest in my preference for the top plate engraving. The red dot is from the "plain Jane" era, and I want the fancy, classic engraving from Leica's golden age. Edited December 24, 2022 by raizans 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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