M6 TTL Arrived, but what's this?

[ZirconiumZephyr]

So, partly I'd just like to introduce myself to the forum. I'm a uni student from Australia and I love relaxed street photography in my spare time, what little of it I've got.

Anyway, I just got myself a beautiful M6 TTL, still waiting on the lens, and I've just been admiring this mechanical beauty.

I did have a question though, what is this funny lever thing inside the lens mount? All these workings are fascinating. I've got a picture below to show you what I mean.



It's the round silver thing at the top of the mount (right in the pic)

 

[thegman]

That's the range finder cam, it's how the lens tells the range finder at what distance it's focused to. Don't poke and prod though, they are quite sensitive.

 

[ZirconiumZephyr]

aah, clever.

Is there any website that goes into how exactly everything works? Something I'd be quite fascinated by.

 

[Clovis]

I find that this article is a good primer on explaining RF's.

http://www.photozone.de/slr-vs-rangefinder

 

[rover]

Don't go poking anything!!!!

 

[ndnik]

Here's another link: http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/looking_forward.htm.

- N.

 

[t.s.k.]

Patience, Grasshopper.
You'll have a much better understanding when your lens arrives.

...and yes, don't go poking around

 

[hipsterdufus]

I keep reading about university students and M cameras. When I was in college, I could hardly afford a disposable camera. I actually miss the good ole days of wondering if my ATM card would work, so I could afford another happy hour.

This. I could barely afford my Canon AE1 + 50mm f1.8. The film and paper costs were killer. Ah well, it's okay that not everyone goes through college the same way.

 

[Comrade Conrad]

Ah, student loans....

 

[dnk512]

Rover, how did you become a "dad with a camera" with that advice of yours?

 

[Ljós]

Camera fine print:

"Das Photomachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schappen der shpringenverk, blowenfusen unt poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist night fuer gewerken bei die Dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken Sichtseeren keepen das cotton-pickenen Hands in die Pockets muss; relaxen und watschen die Blinkenlichten."

Double Negative, thanks! Funniest bit on RFF I read in a while.
Reminds me of Charlie Chaplin's hilarious "german" speeches in "The great dictator"

 

[Spavinaw]

Double Negative, classic advice!

 

[bobby_novatron]

DoubleNegative -- you made me laugh/choke on my toast and coffee! Funny stuff.

 

[planetjoe]

Laughing out loud in the office. Excellent work, Doubleneg!


--joe.

 

[johannielscom]

Rover, how did you become a "dad with a camera" with that advice of yours?

Guess Rover took to that rule once he saw what happens if you don't

Double Neg, that text is great fun. It's t-shirt stuff, I'd say!

OP, I hope you will read the manual of your gas cooker before puttin' it to use!?!?

 

[rover]

Rover, how did you become a "dad with a camera" with that advice of yours?

And we wonder why more women don't participate in our forum....

 

[Thardy]

Camera fine print:

"Das Photomachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schappen der shpringenverk, blowenfusen unt poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist night fuer gewerken bei die Dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken Sichtseeren keepen das cotton-pickenen Hands in die Pockets muss; relaxen und watschen die Blinkenlichten."

I passed over it 'cause it looked like German, then I realized I could read it!

 

[ZirconiumZephyr]

Thanks guys, my finger was drawn to poking it, luckily I stopped myself

Damn, gotta wait all weekend for the lens to arrive....agony.

Ended up selling my 7D and several other cameras to fund this, helped that I got an overseas study grant though

Not going to get much work done next week, I'll finally have a rangefinder that I can control. I loved my Yashica GSN but not being able to manually expose just got too frustrating in the end.

4 months of travel with this beauty is going to be wonderful

Oh, and I have read the manual, many a time Just doesn't say anything about what not to touch.

 

[Ken Shipman]

So what lens are you waiting for?
It's fun vicariously reliving our own first M experience.
Mine were an M2 and 35mm Summaron. Many many years (and Leicas) ago.

 

[ZirconiumZephyr]

So what lens are you waiting for?
It's fun vicariously reliving our own first M experience.
Mine were an M2 and 35mm Summaron. Many many years (and Leicas) ago.

A CV 40 Nokton, will work myself up to some leica glass, at the moment I decided the extra speed would be welcome over the 'cron.

Just hoping I can survive without the proper framelines, I do prefer the 40mm FOV but I hope it doesn't get too frustrating.