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Old 07-06-2012   #1
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Leica Shutter Dial

Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone here with a non ttl version m6 has successfully changed the shutter dial to the bigger dials like the one in the ttl version or even the m7.

The reason I ask this is because I plan on keeping the m6 for a long time and a few cosmetic upgrades would be nice.

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Old 07-06-2012   #2
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Isn't the shutter speed dial of the M6TTL reversed compared to previous M's?
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"A quick way to recognize the M6 TTL from the M6 classic is the MUCH larger shutter speed dial. In practical terms the new larger shutter speed dial is easier and faster to change speeds. This allows the TTL shutter dial movement to correspond to direction of the plus or minus finder LEDs, which in turn correspond to the direction of the lens f/stops. Unfortunately the TTL shutter speed dial rotates in the opposite direction of earlier M's, which many experienced M users find quite distracting. This backward in traditional terms shutter speed dial rotation was continued with the M7, but dropped in the traditional and very popular MP 2000, thus creating the orphan status. The "wrong way" shutter dial makes the M6TTL the best manual M to complement the "wrong way" M7 -- or the M7 the best AE camera to complement the M6 TTL."
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Old 07-06-2012   #4
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Quote:
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Isn't the shutter speed dial of the M6TTL reversed compared to previous M's?
yeah I believe so, this continued on the m7 , m8 and m9 if am right
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