Should I get an M6?

[menos]

Get it!

You might be surprised, how much smoother the wind and shutter release feels than with your M7.

If you don't like it, sell it - your price seems to be good for "tip top shape".

 

[degruyl]

If you already have an M mount camera (especially true if it has a meter) and you are not buying this to sell it immediately, you do not need it.

Unless you need a back-up camera.

It is, as has been noted, a fantastic price though.

 

[FrankHarries]

No, you shouldn't buy it! Keep the money, get your wife something nice, help your kids to pay a bill or whatever. You have some good gear - invest in some more films, in a darkroom and tell somebody who hasn't been able to afford a M6 where to get it.... Aquire friends, not gear... (I have to tell that myself every other day...)

 

[helen.HH]

Go For IT...made me HAPPY !

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

As you have an M7, you could buy it to sell it and get a 50% free, new R4M, apart from trying the M6... Or get a nice lens... Or keep the M6 if you feel it's different enough...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[HuubL]

I have never had one. Already own a bunch of M mount lenses. It would be way below normal value and it is in tip top shape, but .....$800 is $800. 😉😕

It's not a serious question, is it?

 

[kshapero]

No.

You don't need it, and you'll be disinclined to sell it, so you'll have $800 locked up in something you don't use. That's $800 you could put towards something you 'can't afford' -- and won't be able to afford if you keep on buying stuff you 'can afford'.

Been there, done that...

Cheers,

R.

Rog, if I wanted sanity and smart thinking, I'd......:angel:

 

[FrankS]

I'll jump in the the obligatory: Don't buy it, but tell me how to contact the seller! 🙂

 

[D.O'K.]

If you don't need it, leave it for someone who does but who could only afford it at this bargain price--and then pride yourself on both your restraint and a good deed well done...

(However I admit this assumes such a person is waiting in the wings as a ready buyer: perhaps too much of an assumption?)

Regards,
D.

 

[Keith]

Go ahead ... if nothing else it'll make you realise how good your Ikon is ... if you still have it that is! 😛

 

[kshapero]

Go ahead ... if nothing else it'll make you realise how good your Ikon is ... if you still have it that is! 😛

of course I do

 

[braver]

The correct answer to this question is always yes 😉

 

[John Lawrence]

I've never regretted buying my M6. I feel it's a very under rated camera, and much better than many of the comments on the intraweb would have you believe!

John

 

[ampguy]

I'm on my 3rd, 2nd with MP finder upgrade (highly recommended). Keep in mind the shutter dial rotates differently from the M7, you'll probably end up preferring one over the other.

Get a nice Luigi or Zhou case for it. The standard strap is great.

 

[muser53]

You only live once!!!

 

[umcelinho]

here in Brazil M6s sell for around R$4000-5000, which would roughly be $2000-2500. so, worst case scenario, buy it and sell it here and get an insane profit (or pay off the trip hehe).

 

[ampguy]

doesn't make sense

doesn't make sense

Why wouldn't someone in Brazil buy online from a seller who ships internationally?

here in Brazil M6s sell for around R$4000-5000, which would roughly be $2000-2500. so, worst case scenario, buy it and sell it here and get an insane profit (or pay off the trip hehe).

 

[shadowfox]

An M6 even at $800, when you already have an M7, why? what's the difference?

I know, GAS, but that's really a bad answer 🙂

 

[branki]

I'm with Roger, don't do it. With a M7 and a ZI in your stable you already have what you need, do something more creative with your $$.
Film comes to mind.

I think Roger's "locked amount" concept is terribly wise.

/branki

 

[ferider]

Buy film, a new lens, or an M3 instead. Or your wife a fancy dinner or week-end.

Or buy the M6 and sell the M7. And make the dinner even fancier 🙂

Roland.