Sell M8 for MP or buy M6 TTL 2hand

[Guest darkstar2004]

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MP, no question about it. Get it new, keep a lifetime.

 

Second that.

 

I would like to have a digital M that I can use my Leica lenses on - but until Leica gets the digital M right, my wallet is closed (much to the relief of my wife, LOL).

 

Seriously - $6000US for a camera (8.2) that is still flawed??

 

I don't think so.

 

Six large would put a 21 Summilux on my MP - a much better investment IMHO.

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[tgray]

I'd go for an M7 or an M6 classic. I know there are differences between an MP and an M6 classic and those differences are important to some people. For me, the price difference is the biggest I'm happy with my M6. So keep the M8 and scrape together enough for an M6 or M7, or sell the M8 and get an M6 or M7. If you aren't using the M8 at all, get out while you can.

[kenneth]

It's always funny to me how people will belittle other people's interest in owning something, an MP in this case. How does owning and using an MP mean that someone wants to "appear" like anything (press photographer, or otherwise)??? Get over it. Sometimes people just want a nice camera, which has nothing to do with them wanting to appear to be anything other than who they are. Just as many other people do, I happen to value the differences of the MP over the M6. That hardly makes me anything other than someone that values the differences of one over the other.

 

The M6 is an awesome camera as well, by the way. But different in some ways.

 

Ask Rob what he thinks to the MP over on his current post in Customer Forum and I am not belittling I am just saying, why would you bother?

[RITskellar]

Ask Rob what he thinks to the MP over on his current post in Customer Forum and I am not belittling I am just saying, why would you bother?

 

What do you mean? Why would you bother, what?

[kenneth]

What do you mean? Why would you bother, what?

I have no idea what you are trying to say- but it's so much fun

[Mark2007]

I have M8 but sometime I need to Film Camera. I diciesion making for the film.

 

1. I think sell M8 for MP

2. Buy M6TTL 2hand

 

best

mark

 

Many thanks all comment, I chose M6TTL 2hand.

[ndjambrose]

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The best idea is to get the camera that suits your budget. That's by far the most important thing.

 

But, if your budget isn't an important factor, then the MP is to be preferred over the M6 TTL. I own both an M6 and an MP -- and the latter I bought specifically because I encountered the limitations of the M6 viewfinder. In some lighting conditions it can suffer total white out and be unusable, forcing the photographer to make awkward workarounds with recomposing the shot. Happened to me a few too many times and I grew tired of compromising. The MP viewfinder is one of the best there's been in any model and doesn't suffer from the same problem.

 

I've owned a lot of cameras but must say the MP has impressed me no end. It's the one camera I'll never sell - beautiful to use and rock-solid reliable.

 

Whether you need or want TTL in the M6 is down to you. Personally I find it almost useless; I prefer to shoot on GNC or auto flash mode and control the exposure the way I want it, rather than the way the camera thinks it ought to be. TTL tends to overexpose and give broad flat lighting with little dimensionality. I much prefer to control flash myself.