Leica rangefinders
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:59 pmok, am seriously looking into a leica m4 or m6 but i feel like im driving blind here. is there anyone here who is a leica film enthusiast or knows someone who is that can help me ?
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:59 pmRe: Leica rangefinders
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:13 pmNot film personally but you can try checking out www.rangefinderforum.com
Re: Leica rangefinders
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:47 pmI sell plenty of Leica at work.....M4 is meterless and a wonderful mechanical camera, the M6 only requires some battery power for the light meter. There are several versions of both cameras, so it depends on what is available and what your requirements are.
The M6 is probably going to be easier to find and nicer to the wallet as there are still heaps of these around. The M4 will be more difficult as they are older, and good copies are going to be expensive, anything too cheap will be heavily worn. Watch out. PS have a read about rangefinder magnification and frame lines available....think about the lenses you are going to use and try to find a camera with a rangefinder that suits (there are 0.85 and 0.72 finders...0.85 are rarer and are more suitable for 50/75/90mm)
The M6 is probably going to be easier to find and nicer to the wallet as there are still heaps of these around. The M4 will be more difficult as they are older, and good copies are going to be expensive, anything too cheap will be heavily worn. Watch out. PS have a read about rangefinder magnification and frame lines available....think about the lenses you are going to use and try to find a camera with a rangefinder that suits (there are 0.85 and 0.72 finders...0.85 are rarer and are more suitable for 50/75/90mm)