LeicaTobin Posted November 6, 2022 Share #1 Posted November 6, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone have any vintage Leica M6 Ads from photography magazines from the 80`s and 90`s that they could post here? A friend of mine is working on an article and I am trying find vintage ads that I have saved but can't seem to find. I think I saved them from my tumblr days! Thanks! Tobin Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 6, 2022 Posted November 6, 2022 Hi LeicaTobin, Take a look here Vintage Leica M6 Ads. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Erato Posted November 7, 2022 Share #2 Posted November 7, 2022 FYR. 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! Ref. URL: https://www.camera-house.co.uk/product/leica-fotografie-international-magazine-leica-m6-special-1997 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Ref. URL: https://www.camera-house.co.uk/product/leica-fotografie-international-magazine-leica-m6-special-1997 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/345204-vintage-leica-m6-ads/?do=findComment&comment=4557665'>More sharing options...
rpsawin Posted November 7, 2022 Share #3 Posted November 7, 2022 Try the Leica Historical Society archives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted November 7, 2022 Share #4 Posted November 7, 2022 Sorry, I don't consider an M6 of any year as vintage. Now an M3, that's vintage.🤪 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted November 7, 2022 Share #5 Posted November 7, 2022 26 minutes ago, kivis said: Sorry, I don't consider an M6 of any year as vintage. Now an M3, that's vintage.🤪 I was born just as the first run of M3s were on the production line. So am I vintage or just old? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted November 7, 2022 Share #6 Posted November 7, 2022 You get to decide 🤪 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted November 7, 2022 Share #7 Posted November 7, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 5 minutes ago, kivis said: You get to decide 🤪 I going with “retro”.😉 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted November 8, 2022 Share #8 Posted November 8, 2022 6 hours ago, madNbad said: I going with “retro”.😉 You might prefer 'classic'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted November 8, 2022 Share #9 Posted November 8, 2022 Any camera that you cannot make a phone call with while you are watching a tiktok video is vintage. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbaric Posted November 10, 2022 Share #10 Posted November 10, 2022 Not an advert, but an illustrated report in Popular Photography from the Photokina trade fair, 1984, linked in another thread: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9ds94oDzpOMC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA72 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Dulu Posted November 11, 2022 Share #11 Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Anbaric said: Not an advert, but an illustrated report in Popular Photography from the Photokina trade fair, 1984, linked in another thread: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9ds94oDzpOMC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA72 I noticed something very interesting, since there are those who say the classic M6's shutter dial goes "the wrong way" compared to what the LED lights are indicating: Quote "If exposure correction is necessary, only one arrow will light, with its point showing the direction in which the lens-aperture ring should be turned". This actually works. I'm assuming that this was Leica's original intention, to adjust aperture rather than shutter speed in response to the LEDs. Edited November 11, 2022 by Homer Dulu 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbaric Posted November 11, 2022 Share #12 Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Homer Dulu said: I noticed something very interesting, since there are those who say the classic M6's shutter dial goes "the wrong way" compared to what the LED lights are indicating: This actually works. I'm assuming that this was Leica's original intention, to adjust aperture rather than shutter speed in response to the LEDs. It's the same in the M6 (Classic) instruction manual - only the aperture ring is mentioned. They only start talking about the meter arrows and the shutter speed dial in the manual for the M6 TTL, where the dial is reversed. But it depends on your mental map of the camera. Personally I find it easiest to think of the M6 Classic shutter speed dial as a 'thumbwheel', and consider how the 'back' of the dial should move. With a Nikon FM, which has LEDs arranged vertically, I think of how the 'right' of the shutter speed dial (as viewed from the top of the camera) and the 'right' of the aperture ring (as viewed from the back) move. Edited November 11, 2022 by Anbaric 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Dulu Posted November 12, 2022 Share #13 Posted November 12, 2022 14 hours ago, Anbaric said: It's the same in the M6 (Classic) instruction manual - only the aperture ring is mentioned. They only start talking about the meter arrows and the shutter speed dial in the manual for the M6 TTL, where the dial is reversed. But it depends on your mental map of the camera. Personally I find it easiest to think of the M6 Classic shutter speed dial as a 'thumbwheel', and consider how the 'back' of the dial should move. With a Nikon FM, which has LEDs arranged vertically, I think of how the 'right' of the shutter speed dial (as viewed from the top of the camera) and the 'right' of the aperture ring (as viewed from the back) move. Ahhh I definitely missed that in the manual. I have the manual, but honestly, the M cameras are so intuitive I've never needed to read it haha. But yes, definitely having a mental map will help, I'm still learning on how to use the controls by feel instead of having to take the camera off my eye and look at the settings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted November 13, 2022 Share #14 Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 6:58 PM, kivis said: Sorry, I don't consider an M6 of any year as vintage. Now an M3, that's vintage.🤪 Vintage comes from french Vingt ans d'âge = 20 years old. Every M6 are definitely older than 20. Vintage it is. M7, MP and M-A are not however. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikep996 Posted November 13, 2022 Share #15 Posted November 13, 2022 Never had an issue with the shutter dial direction-of-rotation on the original M6 (which I still have one of the first batch of production M6s)). Glad to see that Leica feels the same way with the "new" M6! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted November 13, 2022 Share #16 Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Mikep996 said: Never had an issue with the shutter dial direction-of-rotation on the original M6 (which I still have one of the first batch of production M6s)). Glad to see that Leica feels the same way with the "new" M6! I too have never had an issue with direction however the M6TTL/M7 direction is more logical and matches that of all Leica digital models. I would certainly never advocate that Leica change it on the new M6. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 13, 2022 Share #17 Posted November 13, 2022 Leica don't have to pay their ad agency to come up with new M6 ads, they can just re-use the old ones! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizans Posted November 13, 2022 Share #18 Posted November 13, 2022 It's funny how we parrot the same points from old advertisement copywriting all these years later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted November 15, 2022 Share #19 Posted November 15, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 1:20 PM, raizans said: It's funny how we parrot the same points from old advertisement copywriting all these years later. As a discriminating individualist I do find electronic gadgetry to be a hindrance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsawin Posted November 19, 2022 Share #20 Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 1:25 PM, madNbad said: I was born just as the first run of M3s were on the production line. So am I vintage or just old? Here's a quick test: Time yourself as to how long it takes to reload the camera from start to finish. Pay attention to your mood when you start and when you finish. This combination of factors should help you make a determination. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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