santino
FSU gear head
Sounds great but why that anonymous secrecy? Nonetheless great news!
Probably because he does not want anyone doing an end-run to get the design as he paid for the NRE.
One of those "cost $50K to design and $50 to replicate" items.
One of those "cost $50K to design and $50 to replicate" items.
besk
Well-known
Great news! Makes me feel better. The only reason I wanted the M6 and sold my M2 was because of the meter.
(Now I use my IIIf (rd) mostly - go figure.)
(Now I use my IIIf (rd) mostly - go figure.)
Bill Blackwell
Leica M Shooter
This sounds like wonderful news. But does anybody know of anyone with an M6 needing a circuit board replacement?
Early M6 cameras were notorious for circuit board failure, but I'm reliably told that most - if not all - of those were, in due time, replaced. I'm sure there must be some still out there, but I'm not so sure there are enough to justify the unnamed developer's investment.
Early M6 cameras were notorious for circuit board failure, but I'm reliably told that most - if not all - of those were, in due time, replaced. I'm sure there must be some still out there, but I'm not so sure there are enough to justify the unnamed developer's investment.
Freakscene
Obscure member
The replacement boards are fairly commonly failing now. There are 2 M6s at a local camera store with a cooked circuit board, and I know of 2 others. That’s just in an antipodean city of ~1M people. I get the feeling it is a very common failure. The youngest M6 classics are 26 years old.
raydm6
Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
If it’s the same shop, here is their website:
www.amsterdamcamerarepairs.com
No info on the meter board and not too much personal info although he has two apprentices.
Home | Amsterdam Camera Repairs
Amsterdam Camera Repairs specializes in service, repair, and maintenance of analog cameras, lenses and accessories. With 30 years' experience, we repair all major brands of film camera including Mamiya, Bronica, Hasselblad, Yashica, Leica, Minolta, Fuji, Konica, Canon, Nikon, Contax, Ricoh and more.
www.amsterdamcamerarepairs.com
No info on the meter board and not too much personal info although he has two apprentices.
Freakscene
Obscure member
Yes, the repair operation is well known. And as @Sonnar Brian points out, there are good reasons for the engineer to keep a low profile.If it’s the same shop, here is their website:
Home | Amsterdam Camera Repairs
Amsterdam Camera Repairs specializes in service, repair, and maintenance of analog cameras, lenses and accessories. With 30 years' experience, we repair all major brands of film camera including Mamiya, Bronica, Hasselblad, Yashica, Leica, Minolta, Fuji, Konica, Canon, Nikon, Contax, Ricoh and more.
No info on the meter board and not too much personal info although he has two apprentices.
Bill Blackwell
Leica M Shooter
Yes, you may be correct. Now that you mention it, I have seen eBay listings with dead meters in recent years. But those I've seen have been on early M6 cameras pushing 35-40 years old (sr. numbers to ~2 million).
j.scooter
Veteran
This is great news! I am so happy that this tech is now available outside of the original manufacturer.
off topic: I hope someone does this for the film Ricoh GR. I would love to have one, but wary of the ribbon circuit.
off topic: I hope someone does this for the film Ricoh GR. I would love to have one, but wary of the ribbon circuit.
maddoc
... likes film again.
Unfortunately, the circuit board of the re-issue M6 (2022-) doesn't fit the original M6, that's why they came with the retro-engineered board. Good news though for a small number of owners of the original M6.
Freakscene
Obscure member
Is the GR a circuit or just a ribbon cable that fails?
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Is this newly developed board for the M6 classic, only? Or also for the TTL M6?
Not for TTL
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Are there issues with the TTL M6's board failing?
Richard G
Veteran
Lovely crisp IG post, pretty product and a nice piece of writing as well as information. Best wishes. My 90s M6 still going.
Freakscene
Obscure member
Edit - yes, but it's a different failure to the classic, and probably harder too fix, because it's a bridging circuit between the TTL metering and the main metering that fails, but when it fails the whole system becomes inoperable.
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