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And just when we thought it was safe to cross the road…
Looks like Leitz, the makers of Leica, have decided that they are actually the makers of Leica. They have decided that, as they own the rights to produce M6 cameras, they will do so again. The last time they did was in the early 2000’s.
I blame you. You, the people who have decided that analog photography with film and developer and paper prints was kewl and trendy and cutting edge. You’ve done this - you’ve woken the Kraken Of Wetzlar and set it loose.
Expect the wurst. These are German cameras made in Deutschland and exported uber alles in der welt. You will be able to buy it for yourself. And what will you get?
A metal body - all over. A base plate that needs to be removed before you can change 35mm film cassettes. You will be able to drop it in the dirt in the middle of the procedure. The language you employ when you do this is up to you.
An optical rangefinder that couples to a manual lens. You love AF? You want it to be automatic? Hahahahaha.
An inbuilt light meter. You match the lights and the meter matches the shutter speed and the aperture. You ignore it and you get what you deserve.
A chance to preview three focal lengths - because zoom is not an option. Those three optical length Leica lenses will cost you as much as a new small motor car. You’re not in Kansas any more, Toto.
Utter simplicity, if you know how to operate it. You will make your own errors with a Leica M6, and your own successes. They may very well look the same. Leica shooters find out how good they are posthumously.
Note 1: I owned an M6 until the secondhand price rose to the point that keeping it was a sin.
Note 2: Do not buy an M6 expecting to wear it out. You will die before it does. Will it carefully.
Text and images by Richard Stein
