Hello all:
Little has been said about the feel of the MP.
I have owned noth M6Ti and TTL. Upon recent purchase of the MP upon a strict comparison in the store, I fell completely in Love with the MP.
The MP is twice the camera the M6 is. It feels like a fine timepiece. The mechanical improvements and tweaks made this camera a diamond.
The film advance feels unbelieveable, truly unbelievable. Believe or not, but it makes the M6 feel sloppy and crude by comparison.
It is truly TWICE as quiet as both M6's I own (and am now selling).
This is due to fact that they are sound-proofed far better than the M6.
No one has mentioned this anywhere I have seen, but my film door does not flop back and forth, but is firm, all clearances have been tightened up it seems on this camera. It is truly refined, everywhere...at least mine is.
Further, the little gap at the body where the film door rests is filled with body covering or another deadening material.
When I remove the base, the MP and M6 sound the same.
The linkages are quite different. I have not taken one completely apart, but sensitively feeling the advance motion is is a world away from both M6's I own...and am now selling.
Yep, after the MP I cannot go back to an M6...I honestly can't. The shortcomings so apparent by comparison it is annoying! ...and I dont need more than one camera anyway.
Also, unlike the chrome and Ti models, I am not AT ALL concerned of scratching or marking the lacquer surface, as well, it is supposed to wear off anyway...
There is a pschology here gentlemen. We all love craftsmanship and beauty...but it can go too far (as we see often with Leica users and above in this thread)...
To fall so in love with your equipment is a very big problem and will hold your photography back.
Strangely, I have now not a concern in the world about marking up lacquer paint...it is very liberating...a camera for life indeed.
You will not be disappointed in ANY WAY.
best regards
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