michael_martin10

<p>Dear Jose,<br>

I have both the Leica Mini and the Leica Minilux zoom 35 to 70mm. I purchased for my wife as a point and shoot camera well before digital cameras came out. My experience with the photos with the mini is different than your's. I was very disappointed with quality of the photos with the Leica Mini. To me they were not sharp and appeared grainy. I purchased the Minilux zoom (to give my wife of course) to have a lens with some zoom capability and because it was susposed to have better image quality. It indeed has much better image quality than the mini, but of course not as good as Leica M or R lenses. The Minilux zoom is a nice handy film camera that packs a reasonable amount of power into a light compact package.<br>

I don't know what country they were made in.<br>

Regards,<br>

Mike</p>

<p>I own a M6 0.72 classic, a M6 TTL 0.85 and a MP 0.72. I have only had the MP 2 months now. I have owned and used my M6 classic about 4 years. I do like a few things about my MP over my M6 classic, a direct comparison, and also over my M6 TTL. <br>

I find the MP's viewfinder a bit brighter than both my M6 and M6 TTL (with the 0.85 finder). This makes it easier and faster for me to focus. I have experience the flaring in my M6s viewfinder with direct lighting. So far I have not observed any flaring with my MP. <br>

I'm a left eyed shooter, so I find the shorter film advance lever of the MP easier to use. I also like its knurled tip compared to the plastic tip of my M6s. The MP's lever is easier for me to locate while looking at my subject compared to the M6s. I find the M6 levers lie flush with the hot shoe making it harder for me to extract it without looking. <br>

I find the knurled film rewind knob on the MP slower to use than the M6s but not difficult to use. Not that it really matters, but the film does not snap back into the roll with the MP compared to the M6s should you loose your grip while rewinding the film. <br>

The MP is supposed to have a quieter shutter than the M6s, but it sounds very close to my M6s to me. If anything, it seem to me that the shutter on my MP is slightly lower in pitch and just a wee bit quieter.<br>

You won't make a bad decision buying easier. The MP will just cost more (perhaps 3 to 4 times more). Good luck.</p>

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<p>I have been visiting this forum for perhaps 3 years now and never quite had the motivation to sign up until I read Steve's plug for Dave Easterwood. I too have used Dave for camera repair. My first repair with Dave was 28 years ago. He has repaired both of my Rolliflexes, my F2 and Nikkormat FT3. I brought him my SL because I thought the meter was off. I told him how my SL was reading a stop lower than my F2 and FT3. He returned from his back room with a big smile saying you better bring in your F2 and FT3 since the SL's meter was right on. There was no charge for the check. <br>

I have taken family member's cameras to him for repair too and those members are still talking to me. But then, they have all moved onto to digital now.<br>

So as Steve, I can recommend Dave Easterwood as an honest good camera repairman.<br>

Mike</p>