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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 11:18:00 No.1251680 View View Reply Original Report

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I see a few of you have Leica M6's.. So why is the M6 so popular? Is it the god-tier Leica film body?

>tl;dr: apart from limited editions (standard models only) what'd the best Leica film body?

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$19.99 !OSYhGye6hY Wed 27 Apr 2011 11:41:00 No.1251697 Report

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It's the cheapest metered leica body and it's quite common on the used market

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BJDrew !!LkyLqEm9G0v Wed 27 Apr 2011 11:41:00 No.1251700 Report

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Because they are generally new enough not to need significant repair or CLA to work properly, they can be had around $1000, they have a meter, are fully mechanical, and the newer models really have no major advantages over the M6.
the M5 was kind of a commercial abortion that nearly drove the company under. And the M4 line is in that age range where many need an expensive CLA.
Here's the M5: http://www.youtube.com/user/bartzoni#p/u/8/8E-SvmkJWK0

Also, you can sell an M6 for what you paid for it within 24 hours on ebay with a snap of the fingers.

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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 11:57:00 No.1251710 Report

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It has a built-in light meter.

Otherwise the M4-P is basically the same thing.

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