Re: Leica M6 discontinued, WAS: PDMLDSLR

[Joe Wilensky]

For anyone interested in an affordable entry into the Leica rangefinder experience, my Leica IIIc/IIIf outfit (with 50mm f/2 Summitar) is still for sale. It's far more cumbersome to use (separate rangefinder/viewfinder, knob wind, etc.) than the Leica M series, but it is smaller ... E-mail for details and price ...

Joe

 >> BTW (sorry if this news is redundant) Leica has just announced the

 discontinuation of the M6 (in its various forms) after 18 years.

 Well, that doesn't mean much.  The M7 is their new film-based offering,
 and it supercedes the M6 in several areas.

Boz,
I guess you aren't a Leica shooter.

The M7 only works on two shutter speeds unless it has batteries. Very
un-Leica-like. Also, Leica requires just slightly less than the cost of an
MZ-S to add aperture-priority AE to their camera. This is not seen as a bad
thing by some Leica users, who would rather that the cameras cost even more
in order to keep the riffraff away. But it ensures that even fewer
photographers in the future will enjoy the "Leica rangefinder experience."

--Mike

P.S. For a self-contradictory opinion, click here:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-02-04-07.shtml