![]() The 0.58 and 0.72 versions are available in both black and silver chrome, the 0.85 is only available in black chrome and it’s worth saying that the titanium-plated M6 TTL was only available with the 0.72 magnification finder.Īll versions of the Leica M6 TTL require batteries to operate their light meters and TTL flash metering, however, the shutter, like every Leica which preceded it, is entirely mechanical and does not require power to function. It continued to utilise many of the same M4-P materials and processes in its construction.Īs noted above, the M6 TTL can be found in three standard finishes: black or silver chrome or titanium plating over a nickel-plated zinc top plate and colour-matched brass bottom plate. Where the M6 Classic is essentially a Leica M4-P with a built-in TTL light meter, the M6 TTL is an M6 Classic with TTL flash capability. Like the M6 which preceded it, production for the M6 TTL was exclusively in Germany. This new tradition was continued with the M7 and through Leica’s now-defunct a la carte service. These were supplemented by a new 0.58x magnification viewfinder in 2000, ideal for use with wide-angle lenses. Two were available upon release - a standard 0.72x and a high-magnification 0.85x. The Leica M6 was the first Leica M 35mm film rangefinder to be produced with three viewfinder magnification options. Let’s start with some Leica M6 TTL history. If you’re in the market for a Leica M rangefinder, this article provides the information you need to make your decision. This article follows the same format as my extensive M6 Classic guide: I’ll be breaking the Leica M6 TTL down into its constituent parts, providing you with operational details, a few tips and tricks and of course, how it stacks up against the other models in the range. Further details can be found in the “ Reliability, repairability and upgradeability” section below. Like its predecessor, the M6 TTL not dependent on batteries to function and is both repairable and upgradeable…with the exception of the light meter, which is no longer repaired either by third party technicians or Leica themselves. At the very least, I thought so when I eventually took the leap into the M-System. However, if you can find a good deal - and there are more than a few out there - it’s very much worth the additional investment. Prices for the M6 TTL today can reach as much as 25-35% more than the original M6 on the secondhand market. Leica M6 TTL 0.58 and Leica Summicron 35mm f/2.8 Image credit: Francis Pullen That metallic strip at the bottom of the finder window? It provides a surface for the light meter’s LED indicators to be reflected onto. For those of us who do, the new Leica M6 TTL 0.58 still provided excellent visibility of both its 28mm and 35mm framelines: something no Leica had done through the viewfinder up until that point.Įach of the three finder options can be identified by way of a marking on the bottom-right of the viewfinder window (as you look at the front of the camera. The M6 TTL 0.58 was designed to be an ideal pairing with wide-angle lenses and could be used to frame lenses as wide as 24mm without an external viewfinder…if you don’t wear glasses that is. These were eventually supplemented by a 0.58x magnification version in 2000 - Leica’s first sub-0.72x magnification viewfinder. Like the original M6 - which I’ll be referring to as the “M6 Classic” and “original M6” interchangeably throughout this article - the M6 TTL came with two viewfinder magnification options on its release. The name rather understandably caused more than a little confusion when the camera was first released and has led more than a few puzzled photographers to wonder if the original M6 came with a light meter at all. The camera itself came in black or silver chrome or a titanium-plated finish on release (along with three Ti finish lenses). In short, a faster less fiddly experience. While the TTL flash metering update was something of an outlier - only really important to a niche within a niche of photographers at the time - that huge shutter speed dial brought with it better ergonomics and because it moves in the same direction as the light meter’s indicators, better usability. ![]() Leica M6 TTL 0.85 and Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 v4 Image credit: Damien A Weidner An in-depth guide to: The Leica M6 TTL - EMULSIVE Close Search for:
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