My first M ...

[maddoc]

... today I received my first Leica ever, a M6 chrome (without any documentation). I bought it used via yahoo auctions (no chance for ebay in Japan...) The feel and look through the viewfinder is amazing 🙂 (I found a copy of the M6 instruction manual in the internet and it seems that I have the 0.72 version with 6 framelines)

I brought my Nokton 50mm F/1.5 one roll of Fuji Neopan 400 Presto and now I'm testing. The only thing I regret now s that I always hesitated to buy a Leica 🙄

Well ... I'm supposed to work but it's to attempting to take a few shots right now 😉

 

[Ororaro]

Work? With a Leica in sight? LOL

 

[mike_j]

I got my first Leica M yesterday too - chrome M6. A friend and I met someone from RFF at lunchtime and friend bought an MP, I bought M6. Expensive lunchtime.

First film was fine, some details of the design I don't much like, position of flash socket, small speed dial, small rewind, baseplate protected by plastic etc but build quality is superb as is the viwefinder.

 

[maddoc]

M6's viewfinder ...

M6's viewfinder ...

... is amazing ! very bright and I can see the 28 mm framelines with glasses... Hopefully, I can develop the first roll this night.

I agree about the size of the speed dial but it's easier to rotate than the ones on my R-D1s and Bessa-T. Otherwise I really like the handling of the M6.

Yep, work and Leica in sight doesn't work out ... 🙄

 

[richard_l]

I got my first Leica M yesterday too - chrome M6. A friend and I met someone from RFF at lunchtime and friend bought an MP, I bought M6. Expensive lunchtime.

First film was fine, some details of the design I don't much like, position of flash socket, small speed dial, small rewind, baseplate protected by plastic etc but build quality is superb as is the viwefinder.

Flash? With an M6? 😱 Get a Noctilux and forget all about flash. 😉 Peel the plastic film off the baseplate if it bothers you.

Richard

 

[Turtle]

Have fun! Flash...What is that for?