j. white Posted August 14, 2008 Share #121 Posted August 14, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Picture of my M6TTL LHSA and M4 Nice combo! How long do you suppose it will be before your M6 looks as good as your M4? <g> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Hi j. white, Take a look here I Love My M6!. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
fuchs Posted August 15, 2008 Share #122 Posted August 15, 2008 My late Halloween Special Edition, sadly sold to impulse buy an M8. I miss her..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. white Posted August 17, 2008 Share #123 Posted August 17, 2008 After much procrastination, it's time to add mine to the list... 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! 2 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/35319-i-love-my-m6/?do=findComment&comment=629764'>More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted August 17, 2008 Share #124 Posted August 17, 2008 Well....thats a nice photo. Cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. white Posted August 17, 2008 Share #125 Posted August 17, 2008 Well....thank you, Rob. Cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindlessdocumentation Posted August 30, 2008 Share #126 Posted August 30, 2008 Thread bump. In its natural filthy habitat. I'll try and do something better later. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennersten Posted August 30, 2008 Share #127 Posted August 30, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nice combo! How long do you suppose it will be before your M6 looks as good as your M4? <g> I am trying, i am trying... The picture is taken 4 years ago. And the look of the M6 LHSA is starting to look better/used. But that is after 8 years non professional usage. I guess i need 10 - 15 more years before it looks as my M4. Were the orignal black paint really just as tough? Reliable .. hmm don't know the exact english word here but i hope you know what i mean ... hmm durable i guess is a better word? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth Posted August 30, 2008 Share #128 Posted August 30, 2008 I wouldn't say love. I love my wife and our daughter. I like my Leica M6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgilius Posted September 2, 2008 Share #129 Posted September 2, 2008 Just bought a new black M6 (classic)...its a true natural beauty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. No Posted September 3, 2008 Share #130 Posted September 3, 2008 Oh yes, I love my M6 too! (after returning from the Leica CS) OLAF 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! 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/35319-i-love-my-m6/?do=findComment&comment=643382'>More sharing options...
Philippe D. Posted September 4, 2008 Share #131 Posted September 4, 2008 This M6 from 1990 with Motor-M and a Summilux 35 Asph 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! 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/35319-i-love-my-m6/?do=findComment&comment=644707'>More sharing options...
JBA Posted September 5, 2008 Share #132 Posted September 5, 2008 This M6 from 1990 with Motor-M and a Summilux 35 Asph [ATTACH]101985[/ATTACH] Where did you get it customized with the M3-style wind lever? I'd love to have one installed on mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe D. Posted September 5, 2008 Share #133 Posted September 5, 2008 Where did you get it customized with the M3-style wind lever? Did it my self. as for the M4-P, but the Zeiss viewer hide it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertnl Posted September 6, 2008 Share #134 Posted September 6, 2008 My first Leica M6 that I bought in 1994, with grey dot, Luigi strap, and a matching 'cron 35 IV chrome attached to it: 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! During 11 years I shot about 90% of all pictures with this combination. Since 9 months I mostly use the M8 + 'cron 28 + 'lux 50, but I keep this one loaded with b/w film mostly. Cheers, Norbert Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! During 11 years I shot about 90% of all pictures with this combination. Since 9 months I mostly use the M8 + 'cron 28 + 'lux 50, but I keep this one loaded with b/w film mostly. Cheers, Norbert ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/35319-i-love-my-m6/?do=findComment&comment=646007'>More sharing options...
sharookh Posted September 8, 2008 Share #135 Posted September 8, 2008 My ACIEL aM..............!!! (© - My iMac) 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! 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/35319-i-love-my-m6/?do=findComment&comment=647613'>More sharing options...
Leitzmac Posted November 16, 2008 Share #136 Posted November 16, 2008 Have been tempted to add a picture of mine for a while, here she is: 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! 1 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/35319-i-love-my-m6/?do=findComment&comment=717913'>More sharing options...
JBA Posted November 17, 2008 Share #137 Posted November 17, 2008 I just got my M6 overhauled. They replaced a foam seal that had disintegrated and caused a light leak that was ruining an increasing number of photos. The only other thing I'd like done is an MP viewfinder upgrade. The MP is really much easier to focus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leitzmac Posted November 18, 2008 Share #138 Posted November 18, 2008 I know the camera - particularly the colour (!) doesn't have much bearing on the pictures it produces, however many of us seem to prefer black paint with a little 'patina' to black chrome or traditional vulcanite to another skin. I like what someone had to say: 'We're photographers, why shouldn't we be concerned with the aesthetics of our photographic tools?' Green's my favourite colour, so naturally when I came across this and coupled it with the chrome Summicron it brought me some satisfaction. My Leica M6 TTL Green Paint: 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! 2 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/35319-i-love-my-m6/?do=findComment&comment=719730'>More sharing options...
alun Posted November 19, 2008 Share #139 Posted November 19, 2008 I know the camera - particularly the colour (!) doesn't have much bearing on the pictures it produces, however many of us seem to prefer black paint with a little 'patina' to black chrome or traditional vulcanite to another skin. I like what someone had to say: 'We're photographers, why shouldn't we be concerned with the aesthetics of our photographic tools?' Green's my favourite colour, so naturally when I came across this and coupled it with the chrome Summicron it brought me some satisfaction. My Leica M6 TTL Green Paint: Is that green leather and green paint? Just out of interest, how did it get like that -- customised or commercially available? Richard Caplan's, a UK store, currently has an M6 ttl in green leather (but not green paint too, I don't think) -- http://www.richardcaplan.co.uk/eCommerce/product.aspx?cat=66&prod=2053 -- and I was just curious if you or anyone else knew where these M6 oddities come from. Were they special editions? To judge by the price of the one on the Caplan site (GBP 799.00) f they are special editions they don't carry much of a premium... Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leitzmac Posted November 19, 2008 Share #140 Posted November 19, 2008 Is that green leather and green paint? Just out of interest, how did it get like that -- customised or commercially available? Richard Caplan's, a UK store, currently has an M6 ttl in green leather (but not green paint too, I don't think) -- Home - Pre-Owned - M System - Leica M Bodies - M6 TTL black body 0.72 (1999) green leather -- and I was just curious if you or anyone else knew where these M6 oddities come from. Were they special editions? To judge by the price of the one on the Caplan site (GBP 799.00) f they are special editions they don't carry much of a premium... Cheers Dear Alun, You are quite correct - green leather AND green paint. It is known as the M6 Safari (see Leica R3 Safari for SLR version) or Millennium Green M6. It is not customised, it was in fact a special order by Leica's far east subsidiary (Schmidt?) to mark the millennium and possibly a tribute to the M3 Olive Bundeseigentum. I had heard of their existence for some time, but had never seen one - there were only 300 made and naturally they were difficult to get hold of in the UK! I have seen the body at R. Caplan you speak of and can tell you it's not the same. If my memory serves me correctly it was/is black chrome with green leather cladding, this would most certainly have been retrofitted - it is essentially a standard M6 black chrome with green leather and though the green grip was is relatively attractive, the rest of the body is bog standard, that's why it's circa £800! Notice the M3 style controls: the chrome rewind and advance lever, regard the green paint and the engraved Leica script, the Millennium Green M6 was definitely a return to Leica's core values - rugged and functional yet beautiful in design. For the 'low down' (incidentally the leatherette is not as light or as brown as the one displayed on this site) see: Leica M6 TTL Green I found one on currently on Ebay in the States which seem very good value, cheaper than what I paid, but it's not new: Leica M6 TTL .85 Green Paint limited edition + leicavit - eBay (item 150306728670 end time Nov-27-08 23:22:50 PST) I bought mine new from abroad and once I'd paid for insured shipping and import duty and VAT I had paid well over what you'd pay for a brand new M6 TTL - they're not cheap, but they are beautiful and should last forever. I hope that answers your question and sorry to enthuse at such length, but my belief is that they were the most handsome M6 TTLs, the M6 Millennium Black Paint with itinerant lenses is very nice too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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