Looking For Your First M?

[Royale With Cheese]

Here is a short write up I did on a user opinion for people looking for their first M

http://www.rfsg.sg/web/gear-reviews-leica-m2-a-shooters-camera/

 

[limwhow]

Wow... very well written and informative.
Many thanks to you for sharing your opinion!

 

[artspraken]

My recommendation for first M is M6. Got meter better for beginner.

 

[NazgulKing]

Well, there's always the Voigtlander Bessa line. They have meters, and you can get them new for under a thousand.

 

[sequitur]

Nowadays the price between an M6 and M7 is so minimal that those who want familiarity can go with the M7.

Honestly in some aspects I do prefer the M6 over the M7 though... though the M7 is still my go-to camera.

 

[skarekrow24]

Just got an M2 recently and have been using the sunny16 guideline.

Can anyone recommend a suitable light meter that would be good to use together with the m2? I don't really like the light meters that are mounted on the hotshoe, so maybe something from sekonic or similar?

 

[artspraken]

VC II you can keep in jeans pocket or mount on hotshoe

if u want incident meter, u can get sekonic, gossens etc, but they are bulky. the most compact one is sekonic 308

 

[ZoomP]

VC II you can keep in jeans pocket or mount on hotshoe

if u want incident meter, u can get sekonic, gossens etc, but they are bulky. the most compact one is sekonic 308

Dido on the VC meter!

Art, actually the most compact is Sekonic 208.

 

[andrewtansj]

VC II you can keep in jeans pocket or mount on hotshoe

if u want incident meter, u can get sekonic, gossens etc, but they are bulky. the most compact one is sekonic 308

I have a vc ii as well, compact and easy to use, but i don't like to mount it on the hotshoe. nowadays i just use iphone light meter app.

 

[rosewood1969]

Ditto on the VC meter! +1

 

[paapoopa]

dont need to keep the vc meter on the hotshoe all the time
i just took a reading from it outdoor and just stick to it throughout the day, if i move indoor, either i took another reading or i just drop 2-3 stops depends on the time of day.... so far still seems pretty ok for black and white film, although there are a few shots still goes under or over expose. but i find that i learn to judge the light more in this case.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

opps, it should actually ready as "looking for your first leica M?"