M6 TTL Arrived, but what's this?

The thing that has me puzzled is how someone can lay out the bread for an M6 TTL and not really have a clue about how the thing works! I must be getting old!
Nevertheless, I hope it brings much enjoyment to its new owner. Just confine derdigitprodden to deruppendownersliderbutton mitconnexion2dershutterspringencatchoff.
 
Leigh the thing that puzzles me is how you must have forgotten what it was like when you bought your first Leica M having never seen one before and been curious about it's workings. :D

The OP never said he didn't have a clue about how the thing works, just didn't know what that little wheel is for.

If you are going to buy your first Leica M then an M6ttl is a pretty good place to start. I'm sure you are going to enjoy getting to grips with it
 
Leigh Youdale said:
The thing that has me puzzled is how someone can lay out the bread for an M6 TTL and not really have a clue about how the thing works! I must be getting old!
Nevertheless, I hope it brings much enjoyment to its new owner. Just confine derdigitprodden to deruppendownersliderbutton mitconnexion2dershutterspringencatchoff.
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Not having a go but that seems a bit harsh :confused: I'm far from clueless about how it works, I've been using rangefinders for a while and SLR cameras before that. Just never an interchangeable lens RF, was genuinely curious as to how the coupling mechanism worked, all I knew was it had something to do with helicoids and I didn't want to go poking around trying to work it out myself.

Freakscene said:
Where in Australia are you?

Marty
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Newcastle, on the civilized coast, jks :p
 
So now we need a Japanese fine print thanks God it's not a Russian fine prinet double neg does not write the language but can speak it :D

ZirconiumZephyr said:
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.
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ZirconiumZephyr said:
Not having a go but that seems a bit harsh :confused: I'm far from clueless about how it works, I've been using rangefinders for a while and SLR cameras before that. Just never an interchangeable lens RF, was genuinely curious as to how the coupling mechanism worked, all I knew was it had something to do with helicoids and I didn't want to go poking around trying to work it out myself.

I guess I'm just the sort of guy that researches things pretty exhaustively before I make a move. Nothing wrong with diving in, I suppose. Just not my way.

Newcastle, on the civilized coast, jks :p
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What's civilised about Newcastle? Is the Alcron restaurant still going in Church St?
 
ZirconiumZephyr said:
Not having a go but that seems a bit harsh :confused: I'm far from clueless about how it works, I've been using rangefinders for a while and SLR cameras before that. Just never an interchangeable lens RF, was genuinely curious as to how the coupling mechanism worked, all I knew was it had something to do with helicoids and I didn't want to go poking around trying to work it out myself.



Newcastle, on the civilized coast, jks :p
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jks, Newcastle is a great place. My son lives up and goes to Uni there. I have to visit him again (from Sydney). Enjoy that M6. lovely camera. to be honest also, I've been sticking my fingers in as well. enjoy the sunshine.
 
Hah, Newcastle isn't that bad ;) There are some lovely spots in the middle of town, unfortunately there is still plenty of things holding the city back.

Fedex says my lens is sitting in Alexandria, so close, yet so far. Damn no weekend delivery. I suppose I should be delivering my census papers anyway ;)

Thanks for the comments guys, I've got heaps to learn from this community :D
 
The engineering of the M system is amazing. The brass cam of the lens moves backwards as the focus ring is turned, pushing the roller arm backwards, shifting the frame lines for parallax correction and moving the second image of the rangefinder patch for precise focus. And not the lens but a range of lenses, from an f1.4 24 to a f1.4 75, and f2 90 and even wider and longer than those, all with their disparate lens designs, focus throws etc converging on a common movement distance of the posterior cam for focus from infinity to 1m.

So when you notice the frame lines moving with your new lens don't be startled and drop the camera. I won't tick you off for being so lucky. I was given mine when I was younger than you.

Congratulations and welcome and good luck and post some photos here.
 
Nigel Meaby said:
Leigh the thing that puzzles me is how you must have forgotten what it was like when you bought your first Leica M having never seen one before and been curious about it's workings. :D
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Not really wanting to prolong the (side) issue nor to cast further aspersions, but that's not how it was. I was then an SLR user. I went to the Sydney Leica dealer and had them show me the available models and exactly how everything fitted together and operated including meter operation, film loading, frame selection, lens changes and focus mechanisms. They let me take it as far as the door to try out different focal lengths and the way it appeared in the viewfinder.
I didn't even buy one then - it was a few years later and second hand. But I'd done the research and I knew. And I don't forget. Maybe in a few more years, but not yet.
 
Welcome indeed. I'm of the age where I may well ask a question regarding young students and money and buying but, thank goodness I don't (and I'm certain many if not all on here mean no harm at all, "...old men dream dreams" don't you know) I have learnt to rejoice in others gains , within reason i.e. I am not talking bankers here!

It's great fun to learn on the hoof (mistakes and all) and 'know' and still make the same mistakes (experience talking).

Have fun and up the pictures as soon as please.
 
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