How many will get a M6

[kivis]

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Sticking with my M-A but it does look nice.

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[LocalHero1953]

1 hour ago, oldwino said:

Uh oh…sounds like you’re on the slippery slope.   
Me, I’d shoot E-6 in that new M6.

I keep Fuji Provia 100F for large format. Portraits look lovely when you can see the result in the film itself, in the hand.

Another 'reason' for avoiding the M6: I have too many film interests at the moment, and not enough experience/skill.

Edited October 23, 2022 by LocalHero1953

[logan2z]

36 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said:

Logic and rational argument don't enter the equation. I found myself wondering about selling the M4, buying a M2 and a new M6, thereby averaging out at M4 again.

When I first became interested in Leicas, the M4-2, way out of my income bracket, was the current model, so I bought a M3 (replaced later by a M2). So I'm kind of happy that I now have a M4, whatever the current hot model.

Edit: And while four film cameras is a bit OTT, I enjoy going out with each one, one lens and one roll of film, with an idea of how best to bring out the best in that particular combination.

You don't need to justify yourself to me.  I've got three at the moment and it's conceivable I'll add another at some point 🙂 

[Mikep996]

I have four Leicas at the moment and I'm not sure why -  M10, M10R BP, old M6 and a Q2.  The Q2 is probably the only one that actually makes any sense! 🙄 But the M10 will go in trade for the new M6 and who knows, maybe I'll sell the old M6 to a college kid. 😂

 

 

[RayD28]

I wonder how many will trade-in or sell their old M6 to get the new. 

[Danner]

I have a very early 'Leitz' black M6 classic with the finder upgrade, and a later 'Leica' chrome M6 classic.  Thinking about selling the chrome version and up'ing to the M6 Reissue.

[earleygallery]

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I will declare myself out of the race to buy a new M6. I feel that it's only right that I make this announcement now and allow others the chance in the interests of forum unity.

[Anbaric]

As soon as the lottery ticket comes in, I will be buying six - one for each day of the week except Sunday, when I will of course be using my original M6 with its stylishly minimalist unengraved black top, superior pressure plate, and innovative strap-rub protectors (sadly the technology to make these had been lost by the time Leica designed the new version). #Zincisnotdead!

If it's one of the big Euromillions prizes, I might even be able to afford to load them.

[Anbaric]

3 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

Edit: And while four film cameras is a bit OTT, I enjoy going out with each one, one lens and one roll of film, with an idea of how best to bring out the best in that particular combination.

It's a well-known fact that the screwmount cameras are totally exempt from considerations of excessive camera ownership. I mean, they are so small. And the lenses mostly retract into the bodies, so they hardly take up any space...

[pippy]

I've been using my M2 for over 40 years and, in retrospect, the only two things I don't really like about it are the lack of TTL metering and the archaic film-rewind knob. The knob itself isn't the issue - it's a finely designed / manufactured item - it's just that for some folks (all depends on how one shoots) who use these types of cameras for serious work the lever-equipped cranked rewind knob introduced with the M4 was a vast improvement over the earlier (and, amusingly, current) approach.

I find the prospect of owning a new M6 very appealing.

Philip.

Edited October 23, 2022 by pippy

[johnwolf]

Not me. I have a very nice one that I love using but sometimes consider selling for an MP.

I don't mind the red dot, but the big white "Leica M6" branding is pretty unappealing compared to the clean design of the MP. 

Edited October 24, 2022 by johnwolf

[grahamc]

I won’t be but I’m sure it is incredibly nice in person.  I will try to avoid seeing one in person also just to make sure 

[LeicaR10]

Wait listed for 2...one for color...one for B&W.

[Huss]

8 hours ago, Al Brown said:

No worries. 30 years ago, the Bavarians (unlike Leica) had only the M3.

In school a rich kid rolled up in the new at the time E30 M3.  4 cylinders, 192hp.  In that orange red colour they did at the time.

I had a bicycle.

[raizans]

If the M6 reissue is like the M10, and the MP is like the M10-P...doesn't that mean that the MP could also be construed as the M6-P?

Thinking about the important things here.

We've got the same situation where the red dot gives you a discount. Or is it the other way around, and the classic top plate engraving charges a premium?

Edited October 24, 2022 by raizans

[edstock]

No. I have the original M6. I also have an M2-KS-15, a M4-P and a M7. Should one completely die and DAG is unable to resurrect I'll still have three more M's.

[leica-curious]

For those planning to purchase the new M6, why are you selecting it over the MP beside the lower price?

[LocalHero1953]

9 hours ago, Anbaric said:

It's a well-known fact that the screwmount cameras are totally exempt from considerations of excessive camera ownership. I mean, they are so small. And the lenses mostly retract into the bodies, so they hardly take up any space...

Thank you - subconsciously I always knew this to be the case.

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[Mikep996]

"

I don't mind the red dot, but the big white "Leica M6" branding is pretty unappealing compared to the clean design of the MP. "

I am, and always have been, a fan of both!  Never understood the blackout thing - as if suddenly people can't see you?  That whole, "Nobody notices you with a Leica" (or other smaller camera) is just silly.  True, they may not think you are shooting a movie but they definitely can see you are taking pictures.

  I've traveled my entire life with a camera - at various times with pretty much every well-know brand.  The ONLY time in my life another person actually paid any attention to the camera brand was in Peru a few years ago.  I guy walking by on the street said, (in Spanish) "Hey, nice camera."  Turned out he was carrying the exact same model Olympus and lens so we laughed and congratulated each other on our good taste.  

Why a new M6 over the MP?  As noted, per the pricing I have seen, a new M6 is $400 less expensive than a new MP and appears to be functionally the same other than the rewind lever/button.  So Leica HAS produced a "less expensive M camera." at the same quality level.  If you don't want the Leica dot/logo and prefer the button winder, that's the reason to buy the MP.  I prefer having the logo/dot and the lever-winder.

Edited October 24, 2022 by Mikep996

[LocalHero1953]

2 hours ago, leica-curious said:

For those planning to purchase the new M6, why are you selecting it over the MP beside the lower price?

They're not that much different in price, depending where you're buying.

I have cameras with both knob rewind and crank, and I am happy with either, but marginally prefer the crank. I have the articulated wind-on lever on the M4, and I'm happy with it, but would also be happy with the simpler version.

I would get the M6 over the MP because it is a redesign internally, so more likely to be repairable, at a lower cost, into the distant future. This issue has already been argued to death in other threads; all I would say to those who see the M6 as nothing but a MP with a new skin (so both have equal repair prospects): you may believe what you like, but that would be my reason - if I were to buy the M6 - which I'm not - for the moment.