Huss Posted October 22, 2022 Share #1 Posted October 22, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) https://www.thephoblographer.com/2022/10/20/the-leica-m6-2022-edition-the-ultimate-leica-camera/ The author wrote he never uses the rewind switch on the front of the camera, but uses the button on the base plate. The switch with an R is for rewinding the film. I’ve honestly never used it and instead just pressed the button on the bottom and rewound it. What button? And that the camera is made out of aluminium. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 22, 2022 Posted October 22, 2022 Hi Huss, Take a look here Is this the worst review of the new M6?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stray cat Posted October 22, 2022 Share #2 Posted October 22, 2022 I haven't read other reviews of the new M6 but I'd probably have to rate this as the worst review I've read of anything, ever. Leica, did you seriously offer to fly these people to Germany for the launch? Giving them a bottle of water was a stretch! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukka Posted October 22, 2022 Share #3 Posted October 22, 2022 That’s surely an entertaining read, no doubt. But is it the worst? There is tough competition out there. Like this classic here, reviewing the M7: “after loading 4 rolls of film (my plan was to shoot 5 rolls), I was done. One of them was blank, 1 got jammed, one I had to reload because it wasn’t advancing properly, and just one roll worked as expected“ “While I had heard lots of hype on how amazing the Leica film rangefinders are, upon further inspection, I have found quite a few people in the online film community equally as frustrated.“ https://photographylife.com/reviews/leica-m7 Ah, camera reviewers, bless their hearts. No one wants to be mean, but when you do public reviews, you kind of set yourself too for criticism. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archive_all Posted October 22, 2022 Share #4 Posted October 22, 2022 Typical for that goofy website/blog. I'm now curious about the baseplate buttons though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted October 22, 2022 Share #5 Posted October 22, 2022 Button on the baseplate? I think the reviewer is loosing the baseplate. I’m truly shocked they had a blank roll of film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmrider2 Posted October 22, 2022 Share #6 Posted October 22, 2022 And made of aluminum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted October 22, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, archive_all said: Typical for that goofy website/blog. I'm now curious about the baseplate buttons though. Seriously, what is he talking about? What button on the baseplate is he using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted October 22, 2022 Share #8 Posted October 22, 2022 46 minutes ago, Huss said: Seriously, what is he talking about? What button on the baseplate is he using? Most likely a K1000. Apparently, the loading graphic on the bottom of the camera was too confusing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphonse2501 Posted October 22, 2022 Share #9 Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, madNbad said: Most likely a K1000. Apparently, the loading graphic on the bottom of the camera was too confusing. Nikon FM2 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! Pentax K1000 Film rewind button on baseplate can be traced back as early as Zeiss Contax II/III. Nikon has this type of rewind button since F2. Olympus OM-1/2 uses rewind level type, but OM-3/4 uses rewind button on top plate. Edited October 22, 2022 by alphonse2501 Add more infos Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Pentax K1000 Film rewind button on baseplate can be traced back as early as Zeiss Contax II/III. Nikon has this type of rewind button since F2. Olympus OM-1/2 uses rewind level type, but OM-3/4 uses rewind button on top plate. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/341660-is-this-the-worst-review-of-the-new-m6/?do=findComment&comment=4541626'>More sharing options...
madNbad Posted October 22, 2022 Share #10 Posted October 22, 2022 4 hours ago, stray cat said: I haven't read other reviews of the new M6 but I'd probably have to rate this as the worst review I've read of anything, ever. Leica, did you seriously offer to fly these people to Germany for the launch? Giving them a bottle of water was a stretch! They found out it was a one way ticket. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFM Posted October 22, 2022 Share #11 Posted October 22, 2022 I just love it when people do reviews on something they've never laid hands on, then immediately start to trash the item. PF 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakontil Posted October 22, 2022 Share #12 Posted October 22, 2022 If i ever need a review on M6 is when they disassemble it and look at it mechanically 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasG Posted October 22, 2022 Share #13 Posted October 22, 2022 vor 4 Stunden schrieb ktmrider2: And made of aluminum. The body of the original M6 was made of Aluminium (die cast), the M10 including all variants of Magnesium. So I guess that the new M6 2022 Edition is made of one of them, but definitely not of brass, which is used only for the top cover and the bottom plate. The old M6 had a Zinc die cast top cover, which in early models occasionally tended to bubble. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 22, 2022 Share #14 Posted October 22, 2022 Interesting his M6 had a PC cable … Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted October 22, 2022 Share #15 Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, AndreasG said: the M10 including all variants of Magnesium. Through time from the M3, only top and bottom plates were ever brass. Edited October 22, 2022 by pedaes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbaric Posted October 22, 2022 Share #16 Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) They have a whole review of that original M6 Wetzlar they call an 'M6 TTL' throughout and "If you’re shooting a roll of film, you can’t do multiple ISOs on a single roll of film unless it’s a specific Ilford roll" sounds like something from Ikanagas. Edited October 22, 2022 by Anbaric 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvur83 Posted October 22, 2022 Share #17 Posted October 22, 2022 All those years of using an original M6 to then confuse the tripod socket as a rewind/release button... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted October 22, 2022 Share #18 Posted October 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Anbaric said: They have a whole review of that original M6 Wetzlar they call an 'M6 TTL' throughout and "If you’re shooting a roll of film, you can’t do multiple ISOs on a single roll of film unless it’s a specific Ilford roll" sounds like something from Ikanagas. Ilford XP2 is actually marketed this way: ”XP2 SUPER is also special in that you can shoot at different speeds from ISO 50 to 800 on the same roll of film and process as standard C41.” However, I do agree with all other comments about this review, I wanted to comment on it but you have to create an account to do so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbaric Posted October 22, 2022 Share #19 Posted October 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, mikemgb said: Ilford XP2 is actually marketed this way: ”XP2 SUPER is also special in that you can shoot at different speeds from ISO 50 to 800 on the same roll of film and process as standard C41.” Yes, of course. It's more about the the phrasing and the context - they're reviewing a camera rather than a film, and seem to feel it's necessary to explain that you can't normally 'do multiple ISOs' as you can on digital. The whole thing reads like a subtle parody ('The top plate has the same coatings as the Leica M11 that prevent it from getting patina') but maybe they know their audience. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta100 Posted October 22, 2022 Share #20 Posted October 22, 2022 I read the report at the top of this page - in a photo of the back film pressure plate Leica seem to have added the MP four screw pressure plate and NOT the screwless M6 plate. On my MP I had the screw plate removed due film scratching on the cell side. So that's make take on the M6. I will still use my MP and save up for the 50 and 35 APOs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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