Best M type camera ?

Best M type camera ?

  • M1

    Votes: 1 0.1%

  • M2

    Votes: 227 13.3%

  • M3

    Votes: 248 14.5%

  • M4

    Votes: 153 8.9%

  • M5

    Votes: 72 4.2%

  • M6

    Votes: 268 15.7%

  • M6TTL

    Votes: 157 9.2%

  • M7

    Votes: 155 9.1%

  • MP (new)

    Votes: 384 22.4%

  • MP (old)

    Votes: 11 0.6%

  • MD's

    Votes: 5 0.3%

  • Barnacks ( screwtype )

    Votes: 30 1.8%
  • Total voters
    1,711
i just bought a m2 now my m6 ttl is collecting dust . the m2 seems so much tighter in performance makes the m6 seem a little sloppy .
 
Today it's M5 with 35mm F2 Canon. Voted M5, too. Has the least M votes, so far, but it's right up there with M2, for me.
 
I voted for the M6 as the metering helps and its not so valuable as to stop me doing anything.However with a bit of money id buy a MP in a flash to replace my ageing m4 2 whose framelines are near perfect.
 
My best is my well used 1955 M3, converted to SS and my 2005 50mm Summulux ASPH. 50 years of Leica excellence. Simple and very effective. Joe
 
topazbullet said:
I can't tell if this is sarcastic or not... but the best camera is the one you use most, and the M8 is definitely that camera for me! :D
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...yes... sarcasm... hard to convey in cyberspace.
As much as I enjoy using (& finally lovin') my M8, I think the M6 is the best M camera. It's a good combination of usefulness (metered, manual body) and price (can be had for $1000). But yeah, I agree that the best is the one that's with you whether M or not...
 
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in real use terms, any M that is reliable and does what is required without pause is good enough. My M2 and MPs feel the same and there is not a lot between them apart from the brighter VF of the MP (the M2 needs a full CLA).

My MPs are all fractionally different, but if I am actually shooting rather than trying to sense irrelevant minute differences, I cannot tell. Black paint has a lot more grip than chrome and the M2 vulcanite has far better grippiness than the sharkskin on the MP or the MP-3 leatherette pseudo plasticrap. I think I will get some decent leather for all of them.
 
I vote for the M5. I like this camera for his viewfinder and the speed dial. I have a M6 but I think that I gonna sell it and replace it by a M3.
 
All of them are light-tight boxes, and they all accept amazing lenses; if you ask me, they're all winners. I think the Canadian-made M4-2 and M4-P cameras are the best value.
 
calexg said:
All of them are light-tight boxes, and they all accept amazing lenses; if you ask me, they're all winners. I think the Canadian-made M4-2 and M4-P cameras are the best value.
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Part of it is just the fact that i have an M4-2, but I have to agree. It is still brass bodied, so when the black chrome gets too ugly, I can just have it painted, and I have no problem with the built-to-tolerance steel internals instead of the more expensive brass internals. It may not feel quite as buttery as an m3, but the mechanism is still fantastically smooth. I got one with a reasonably high serial number (mine was made between july and october? 1978), and I got it at a fantastic price from a reputable dealer. When I was shopping around, I was looking for an m6 or a m6ttl, but I am very glad that i decided on the m4-2. I basically feel like I got a huge discount just because it was made in canada. If you don't need a self timer, and you don't like chrome, i think it is hard to find better value than an m4-2.
 
I used to think it was the M4, but since I got to handle an MP-3 I've changed my mind. The MP-3 has the same frameline mask as an M4, motorlug for Leicavit etc and a meter to boot. That's hard to beat. The only problem is the price· They cost a small fortune and are out of production.
 
For me today, it is a MP 0,85x and my summicron 35/2 IV. Tomorrow will be a 75 mm or 50 mm focal length day. But the MP remains constant.
 
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