Mikep996 Posted February 25 Share #21  Posted February 25 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hmmm....one of the things that has perplexed me with all the scratch reports on this site was (is) the total lack of such reports by internet reviewers.  I couldn't understand this because I ASSumed that the internet reviewers were actually competent.  But the review in question clearly demonstrates that many (most/all?) reviewers who are universally praising the camera are only really reviewing the look and the "feel" of the camera, not seriously looking at the images.  I'm (reasonably) confident that Leica will sort out this problem at some point in the (hopefully) near future and subsequent M6 camera production will be at the quality level Leica claims  I hope so.  Even though my 1984 M6 works perfectly, it would be fun to get a new one! Beresford 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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250swb Posted February 25 Share #22  Posted February 25 (edited) 9 hours ago, Mikep996 said:  Interestingly, In looking at all the pics in the article, I see scratches in some, not in others...puzzling.🤔 You may also ask why you aren't seeing any dust in most of the photographs, and the answer is the 'clone tool', and it could just as easily have been used on scratches. In fact the only time I see dust is in the photos with scratches. Digital scanning of film is merciless in highlighting slight imperfections and I imagine they've been gone over. Surely Jono has read the forum about the problems with scratching, and surely he has looked closely at the photos he made? So it is curious to post an image with bad scratches and then say nothing about it. So he's neither avoiding the issue or confronting it. Edited February 25 by 250swb Mikep996, david strachan and Matlock 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted February 25 Share #23  Posted February 25 8 minutes ago, 250swb said: You may also ask why you aren't seeing any dust in most of the photographs, and the answer is the 'clone tool', and it could just as easily have been used on scratches. In fact the only time I see dust is in the photos with scratches. Digital scanning of film is merciless in highlighting slight imperfections and I imagine they've been gone over. Surely Jono has read the forum about the problems with scratching, and surely he has looked closely at the photos he made? So it is curious to post an image with bad scratches and then say nothing about it. So he's neither avoiding the issue or confronting it. As he is a member of this forum perhaps we should wait for his comments? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted February 25 Share #24 Â Posted February 25 2 minutes ago, Matlock said: As he is a member of this forum perhaps we should wait for his comments? We can only hope, he is after all a brand ambassador. We may discover the negatives fell on the kitchen floor, mistakes happen especially if he's developing film again after a few years off. Emtsoh and Matlock 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted February 25 Share #25  Posted February 25 7 minutes ago, 250swb said:  We may discover the negatives fell on the kitchen floor. Don't you love it when that happens 🙂 250swb and ianman 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rawcs Posted February 25 Author Share #26  Posted February 25 9 hours ago, Huss said: Is the insight going to be on how Leica will make one that doesn't scratch film? I found Jono's comments 'The new Leica M6 has the latest version of the 0.72 rangefinder: As far as I can see, this is identical to the rangefinder in the M11 (rather than the MP), with slightly rounded ends to the frame line ‘sticks’ and also to the rangefinder patch itself. This contrasts with the MP (and the M10), which have squared-off edges to both the ‘sticks’ and the patch.' interesting in as much as I assume that at some point the new M6, MP and M-A will all share the same parts. I also expect that the M-A black chrome will be replaced with the finish of the new M6. Jono also offers hope that metering problems with classic M6 cameras may be able to be fixed at some point. As for the scratches: I hope that at some point Leica will give notice that the problem is fixed - so I can buy an MP with confidence. At the moment anyone wanting a new film camera has only one choice, Leica. I'm hoping they get some competition. Emtsoh 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69xchange Posted February 25 Share #27  Posted February 25 Advertisement (gone after registration) 11 hours ago, mosh1 said: Interesting that he notes his 2022 M6 have rounded corners on the rangefinder patch and frame lines, similar to the M11 and different from the MP. On my 2022 M6 manufactured 11/03/2022 I have the square corners on the patch and frame lines and not the rounded ones he noticed. On my 2022/08/26 MP, it has rounded corners of rangefinder patch while my 2022/01/28 M-A has sharp rangefinder patch jonoslack and Huss 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted February 25 Share #28  Posted February 25 When you’re in love with something (or someone) you can overlook the defects, a form of denial. Psychologist’s probably have a word for it. Huss 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 25 Share #29  Posted February 25 15 hours ago, Mikep996 said: Hmmm....one of the things that has perplexed me with all the scratch reports on this site was (is) the total lack of such reports by internet reviewers.  I couldn't understand this because I ASSumed that the internet reviewers were actually competent.  But the review in question clearly demonstrates that many (most/all?) reviewers who are universally praising the camera are only really reviewing the look and the "feel" of the camera, not seriously looking at the images.  I'm (reasonably) confident that Leica will sort out this problem at some point in the (hopefully) near future and subsequent M6 camera production will be at the quality level Leica claims  I hope so.  Even though my 1984 M6 works perfectly, it would be fun to get a new one! From what I remember the reviewers all went to Leica in Germany at the same time, they were given cameras and film, they had a studio set up, and they had their pics developed, scanned and printed for them.  So no-one actually got to handle or see the negatives, and the scanning/printing would have used the scratch removal software.  So they would not have been aware of any issues. Plus the sure fire way of never being invited back is to be critical of the product.  This applies to any press event for any mfg and product.  Not just Leica.  But I think what happened here is they were genuinely unaware that there could be any issue.  Because why would they?  Companies have been building cameras that don’t scratch film for over 100 years now!  This is not new tech. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyp82 Posted February 25 Share #30  Posted February 25 10 hours ago, 250swb said: We can only hope, he is after all a brand ambassador. We may discover the negatives fell on the kitchen floor, mistakes happen especially if he's developing film again after a few years off. So there are a few comments about the scratches, he replied directly about it.  Jonathan Slack 25 February 2023 At 18:20 Hi There Andrew I’m afraid I’m guilty there – I was trying various different methods of scanning and the negatives got scratched. I’ve just had 3 films back from Exposure film lab, and they’re all fine, so it’s not the camera at fault. best Jono Huss, LocalHero1953, rossawilson1 and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 25 Share #31 Â Posted February 25 10 hours ago, 250swb said: We can only hope, he is after all a brand ambassador. We may discover the negatives fell on the kitchen floor, mistakes happen especially if he's developing film again after a few years off. No way those beautiful, parallel, evenly spaced scratches could have been made by dropping the film. BradS and 250swb 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 25 Share #32  Posted February 25 5 minutes ago, Jimmyp82 said: So there are a few comments about the scratches, he replied directly about it.  Jonathan Slack 25 February 2023 At 18:20 Hi There Andrew I’m afraid I’m guilty there – I was trying various different methods of scanning and the negatives got scratched. I’ve just had 3 films back from Exposure film lab, and they’re all fine, so it’s not the camera at fault. best Jono OMG this is just toooooo embarrassing for sooooooo many of those people who posted above. Mods - can this thread be merged with the other one to keep the hysteria in one place. ianman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 25 Share #33 Â Posted February 25 Not buying it for one second. Â Just look at those scratches. Â What outside of the defective camera could have done that? Â And this is after Leica told me they had a defective batch of pressure plates. When they first sent my camera back from the repair, they had replaced the original defective pressure plate with a new defective one! Which is why they have it again. But fine, convince yourself with whatever makes you feel better. Â Steve Ricoh and Mooshoepork 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradS Posted February 25 Share #34 Â Posted February 25 What scanner made all those long, perfectly straight, parallel scratches along the length of the negatives? I'd really like to know so I can avoid that one. Huss, logan2z and Steve Ricoh 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted February 25 Share #35  Posted February 25 Quote I was trying various different methods of scanning and the negatives got scratched... This is what happens when you pay your cat to scan your film. jonoslack, Huss and tedd 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted February 25 Share #36  Posted February 25 1 hour ago, BradS said: What scanner made all those long, perfectly straight, parallel scratches along the length of the negatives? I'd really like to know so I can avoid that one. Could be Jono’s negs fell on a tram line and the wheels did their worst. Kristofferpaulsen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted February 26 Share #37  Posted February 26 5 hours ago, Huss said: No way those beautiful, parallel, evenly spaced scratches could have been made by dropping the film. You and I know that 😉 david strachan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 26 Share #38  Posted February 26 6 hours ago, Jimmyp82 said: So there are a few comments about the scratches, he replied directly about it.  Jonathan Slack 25 February 2023 At 18:20 Hi There Andrew I’m afraid I’m guilty there – I was trying various different methods of scanning and the negatives got scratched. I’ve just had 3 films back from Exposure film lab, and they’re all fine, so it’s not the camera at fault. best Jono Strangely all but one method of scanning resulted in long parallel scratches.  Unfortunately I cannot remember which scanning methods did the scratching, but I will make sure not to use those methods again. I repeat the new Leica M6, which I fondly refer to as Scratchy, is not at fault here. Steve Ricoh and Jimmyp82 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted February 26 Share #39 Â Posted February 26 Remembering to never bite the hand that feeds you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyp82 Posted February 26 Share #40  Posted February 26 "I was trying various different methods of scanning and the negatives got scratched..."  First time I read that as "I was trying various method of scratching and the negatives got scanned"  Which made a lot of sense! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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