M6 - Black or Chrome

M6 - Black or Chrome

  • Black

    Votes: 443 61.9%

  • Chrome

    Votes: 273 38.1%
  • Total voters
    716
Vin Vermier said:
Exchange the black chrome for a silver chrome body or just buy an extra body - everyone needs an extra camera; one to shoot B&W and the other slides. I have a M6 Titanium classic and and M7 chrome, but if you are married to the mechanical shutter yet still want the versatility of flash TTL, then look around for a decent deal before the new Leica prices push up the used bodies in July. There's a decent shop in Toronto that sells used Leica equipment and I know he underrates the condition of everything he sells. Harrysproshop has an immaculate M6TTL silver chrome for sale for under 2 grand. If you don't mind the 0.85x VF, it would be a steal. I'd've bought it if it weren't for the fact that I already have my "back-up" (the M7). Just passing along the message to RF aficionados.

Vin
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I should have known earlier .... :eek: But I can live with the black chrome version. :)
 
Thanks Vin, but I'll stick to the one I've got. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, it's just my vanity! :)

As for colour, I just bought a big bulky d*gital DSLR so no second Leica for me right now, I need that money for some DSLR glass for my upcoming trip to Argentina later this year.
 
I was just at the local camera store yesterday and they had an M6 Titanium with matching 35mm Summilux...Although I have a black M6, I stood there for a good 20 minutes debating whether or not to purchase it.
 
jmooney said:
[...] I prefer the black and she prefers the chrome. [...]
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Do you really need an answer? :D

I have the impression that chrome is more rugged. This aside, I think it goes well with a classic. You may use chrome and and black lenses with it w/o breaking the rules of fashion.
 
I don't know why people ask this on public forums--it's a choice you need to make completely on your own or you will regret. You will always maybe want the other one, despite choosing one over the other, so choose the one you like the most.

edit: reworded for effect :p
 
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mknawabi said:
I don't know why people ask this on public forums--it's a choice you need to make completely on your own or you will regret. You will always maybe want the other one just a little more, so choose the one you like the most.
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Hear hear. So young, so sensible.

I think it's to have someone to blame.

Regards,

Bill
 
Chrome of course, since both chome and black lenses look good on it, and hence it is enlarges the choice of used lenses.

I actually have a chome one for colour film and a black one for black and white, different colours just to easily distinguish them

I wonder what colour to take get if I would add slides as well ;-).

Mad-Boy
 
Well I pulled the trigger on one today. It's my first Leica.

It's chrome....beautiful chrome:

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congrats..im a chrome whore too, but was thinking about getting a cheaper black M (m4-2 or m4-p perhaps...just to screw around with )
 
I have a black one and like it. I am going to get a chrome one as a back up. But if I could pick just the one I like black. I just think it looks cool.
 
Find one with low miles driven only on Sunday to church by a little old lady who never went over 25 MPH. Then buy it regardless of color.

I have one of each purchased in 1985 or so new, but they are not for sale. They are the last cameras that take the brass film cassettes. So don`t ask.

They have less than 50 rolls each on them. Look new from the box. These were the last M cams I bought and will keep them forever.

The M8 is not half the camera these are. I went to Nikon digitals
 
Definitely chrome albeit mine is black.
Chrome handles chrome and black lenses equally well.
One day I'll exchange mine.
 
If anyone is interested, I've got chrome top and parts in the classifieds.......pretty much like new condition, took em off my M6 to mount M4 parts instead.
 
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