shawn
Veteran
Before loading my new R6 I gave it a quick check to see how accurate the shutter was. Turns out it is still quite accurate and very consistent. For example, at 1 second the deviation over 5 shots was only .02 of a second.
santino
FSU gear head
Very nice! I hope you enjoy your R6, I couldn‘t convince myself to enjoy the R-series (though I haven‘t handled the R8/R9 yet).
shawn
Veteran
Thanks. I have a SL, SL2, R4, R6 and R8. Up to this point the R8 has been my favorite. It is a great camera, weird looking but very nice in the hand. The R4 has more viewfinder magnification than any other R series but mine at least doesn't have the contrast of the the R6 and R8. My R8 has two very faint little streaks in the top of the viewfinder which annoy me from time to time in strong light conditions. I think it is on the back of the glass near the eyepiece but I can't figure out how to get in there to clean it.
My R6 viewfinder is very clear. I like that all the info is on the bottom instead of spread on the side/bottom like the R4. The meter is extremely easy to see and the arrows corresponds with the shutter dial/aperture ring. Would have been nice if they made the correct exposure LED a different color as you wouldn't even have to look at it then. The shutter and aperture display are mechanical (and have a light to see them in total darkness if desired) so if you shut off the meter they are still visible. The shutter dial is taller than what was on the R4 to make it easier to turn with your index finger like on the SLs and R8. The exposure counter is fairly tiny and hard to see, the magnified counter on the R6.2 would be better. The body itself is compact and solid feeling and everything is very smooth on it. I think Leica's biggest miss was simply not making the winder not solid metal, it is very smooth in operation but just doesn't have quite the right feel.
It is a fun camera to shoot. You can turn the meter off and shoot sunny 16 and never need to lower the camera from your eye since the aperture/shutter speed are still displayed in the finder. If you want to double check with the meter you turn that on with your index finger at the bottom of the shutter dial. All of that is very ergonomic. The exposure compensation is sort of a mess but also really unimportant shooting a manual camera with TTL metering.
My R6 viewfinder is very clear. I like that all the info is on the bottom instead of spread on the side/bottom like the R4. The meter is extremely easy to see and the arrows corresponds with the shutter dial/aperture ring. Would have been nice if they made the correct exposure LED a different color as you wouldn't even have to look at it then. The shutter and aperture display are mechanical (and have a light to see them in total darkness if desired) so if you shut off the meter they are still visible. The shutter dial is taller than what was on the R4 to make it easier to turn with your index finger like on the SLs and R8. The exposure counter is fairly tiny and hard to see, the magnified counter on the R6.2 would be better. The body itself is compact and solid feeling and everything is very smooth on it. I think Leica's biggest miss was simply not making the winder not solid metal, it is very smooth in operation but just doesn't have quite the right feel.
It is a fun camera to shoot. You can turn the meter off and shoot sunny 16 and never need to lower the camera from your eye since the aperture/shutter speed are still displayed in the finder. If you want to double check with the meter you turn that on with your index finger at the bottom of the shutter dial. All of that is very ergonomic. The exposure compensation is sort of a mess but also really unimportant shooting a manual camera with TTL metering.