die letzen 999 m6

I thought so. Maybe I should have mentioned its dull-greyish-finish earlier! I knew it was over when I held it. I was searching for a reason NOT to buy it😉 . Now I have none. And today is payday..."Beware the Ides of March..."
 
I'm celebrating too! I never liked the wrong-way dial or the engravings on the accessory shoe either. But I am a man of compromise and can live with both of those. But those two AND zinc is a hard pill to swallow. Cheers!
 
I agree. The number of this one is high 600's , not too close to 999, so I wonder if they all are(brass), or just the ones past a certain #, like 600 or 650, or whatever...Anyway, They told me what I already knew about mine. Maybe I should have started by asking LHS...

I've always received excellent, prompt service from Solms. But when I am in the States (half of the year), Solms has always referred my questions to Leica USA--and that's where this answer came from.
 
I forgot about the cardboard box. As I wrote earlier, it only has a wood box with cutout for the camera body (no room for inside box) this was inside a silver & black cardboard box. I am not sure if other ...999's came with an interior box, but the other S/E TTL’s they had were like this too--they had a rooster, or dragon edition that only had the silk lined wood box in a silver & black cardboard box.

Also to be fair to Leica USA, The whole reply included an answer to another question I asked & hadn't received an answer on in a few days. This is the reply in full:

"I am sorry for the delay in answering this but I needed to check with Germany to
see if it was still available and I do get that much email where I unfortunately
run 2-3 days behind.
The hood is still available as a catalog item. The list price is $225.00 It is
not in the current price list but a dealer could get it as a special order. Ask
the dealer that has the Die Letzten 999 M6 to order it for you, they may charge
you less than list price.
The top cover of the Die Letzten 999 M6 is brass."





I will say Lothar in Solms is the man to talk to if you want fast answers...And being able to speak German is helpful...
 
I was wondering about that too...There seems to be very little info about the ...999's. I checked all the Hove books, but the latest publications are up until 2002, Before this was edition was announced. Web info, as usual is sketchy & inconsiestient.
 
I have been using the M6 TTL for a couple of weeks now, and I like it a lot, although it has a few "quirks". I also have an MP, and there are some differences.

I like the SS dial. I thought I'd hate it, but I really like it. Very ergonomic & intuitive. M6 wins easily.

The film advance. It seems like a longer throw at first, and it may just be the jointed lever, but it's wind on seems a little 'tighter' , though just as smooth as the MP. Of course the MP is a little more broken in. Close call, but the MP's advance lever wins out.

The noise level. It's certainly not much, but the MP seems quieter--if only marginally. MP wins slightly here.

The finder. Hands down the MP wins. The M6 finder flares out often. It is just as bright, maybe marginally brighter than the MP, but the finder will need to be replaced with the first cla. In fact I was looking at all of my RF's to compare finders, and my personal, non standardized, highly subjective conclusion on the finders in general are: The ZI's is the best. The Hexar RF is almost as good. The MP comes in a very close 3rd and the M6TTL a distant 4th. I was surprised myself. The test was pointing the finder's patch at an incandescent lamp, and trying to focus. It was impossible with the M6 TTL. I struggled. All the others snapped into focus very relatively fast. The MP seems the most flare resistant, The ZI is the brightest, followed by the Hexar RF, and both these are fairly well flare resistant.

It is a fine camera, and the only bothersome issue to me is the flare prone finder. It will have to be replaced, but I will keep it.
 
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