Re: [Leica] M6 Viewfinders

[Steve Beyer <steve@beyerphoto.com>]

Hi Steve,
    If you are only going to go with one camera body, I would recommend that
you go with the .72.  I think you will find the 35 a bit hard to use on the
.85 especially if you wear glasses.  I find the 35mm in the .85 about the
same as the 28mm in the .72.  Give the camera a trial in the store and let
us know what you think.  I don't have any info on where the cameras are
built so I will defer that to someone more knowledgable.  Good luck on your
journey.

Steve

> I'm new to this e-mail group and I have a couple of basic questions about
> the M6 TTL which I'll be buying sometime within the next two weeks (I
> currently own an M4-P).
> 
> Question #1:  Can't figure out whether I should get the .72 or .85
> viewfinder.  I know, it all depends on what lenses I'll be using.  I
> currently have 15mm, 35mm and 90mm lenses and hope to add a 21mm and 50mm
> soon.  I don't think that I'll ever get a 28mm.  So my question is...
> Besides not having frame lines for the 28mm lens, is the extra magnification
> that much of an advantage with the .85?  I already have to put my eye pretty
> close to the viewfinder to see the 35mm frame lines on my M4-P, which has a
> .72 viewfinder, and the 28mm is tough for me to see because I really have to
> push the viewfinder against my face to see them.  Will I have the same
> problem with the 35mm frame lines on the .85?
> 
> Question #2:  This may seem silly but are all of the new M6's made in
> Germany or are some made in Portugal?  Don't want to be a snob, but it seems
> that my Canadian M4-P is not worth as much as the German built cameras and
> I'd rather get a German M6 if I have the choice.
> 
> Thanks for any advice you can give me.
> 
> Steve
> 
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