LEICA CAMERA M6 TTL 35mm RangeFinder Camera Body BLACK

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Summary: Black is Beautiful
Review: It's an incredibly elegant mechanical camera, sure to be one of the last mechanicals of its kind. While it has an electronic light meter, the shutter speed and aperture must be set manually. The focusing is manual as well. I like its small size, compared to the bulky industry-standard SLR's. When you hold it in your hands, you immediately notice its substantial heft. It feels like a brass chassis; very solid. Shake it, and there are no rattling noises. The camera feels like one solid object, rather than a box with things thrown inside it. The shutter trip is like the trigger on a finely-tuned benchrest rifle. Crisp is an inadequate word for it. You must experience a Leica shutter to know. I've worked with earlier M bodies, and I have to admit, I prefer the earlier ones. One, because the earlier M's have the Leitz engraving on the top plate. The M6 does not. You will also hear about cutting manufacturing costs by using different materials and fabricating techniques, which have made some declare that the M6 isn't as well made as the earlier M's. That is true. By I don't think it's produced a camera that's lacking in any way. In my opinion, even with the less costly materials and fabricating techniques, the M6 still outclasses its major competitors. Does it have competitors, by the way? The M6 has never yet malfunctioned on me in any way or form. The viewfinder has yet to see any dust or fogging inside of it. None of the control surfaces have fallen out or broken off. The light meter is dependable and true. And not a lot of photographers have it around their neck! And when it is, it gets looks like a trophy wife. Good for the ego. But really, get it because of the quality photographs it's capable of helping you make.