Leica M2 vs M4 vs M6 Any Real Difference in Optical Results?

GregY · 2025-10-27T16:59:04-0400

I'm not sure how Rodinal, Ev1 digital, or airport CT scanners are any part of an answer to the question"
"Leica M2 vs M4 vs M6 Any Real Difference in Optical Results?"

Pieter12 · 2025-10-27T17:41:46-0400

GregY said:
I'm not sure how Rodinal, Ev1 digital, or airport CT scanners are any part of an answer to the question"
"Leica M2 vs M4 vs M6 Any Real Difference in Optical Results?"

Just how threads go off the rails. I'm sure what you had for breakfast affects any difference in optical quality between the Ms.

skahde · 2025-10-27T17:51:14-0400

The answer to the original question was a simple no, case closed. But as we were here...

GregY · 2025-10-27T19:16:18-0400

skahde said:
The answer to the original question was a simple no, case closed. But as we were here...

Skahde, true enough, & it dawns on me that "no" works as an answer for all the others as well.....
( Rodinal, Ev1 digital, or airport CT scanners)

Don_ih · 2025-10-27T20:05:33-0400

Kodachromeguy said:
The entire imaging path is critical.

Whatever the image path was results in the image - and that's all a result of decision or necessity on the part of the photographer. Lots of great photos have been taken using junk cameras, second-rate film, and questionable developing technique. Just like more lousy photos than anyone could possibly count have been taken with excellent equipment, materials, and technique. Photography depends on what you do, but it doesn't exist without what you see.

baachitraka · 2025-10-28T05:27:40-0400

- focusing accuracy (depends on rangefinder adjustment)
- pressure plate
- lighting (except for studio lights)
- feel of the camera in the hand (some weigh more and some less)
- vibration

But then its hard to see these effects, if you stop down and allow to have a large dof.

RezaLoghme · 2025-10-28T07:13:55-0400

baachitraka said:
But then its hard to see these effects, if you stop down and allow to have a large dof.

The same could be said about lens coatings and yet people pay $$$$ for APO lenses.

Chan Tran · 2025-10-28T07:54:01-0400

There may be differences like exposure. Even if the cameras are set the same the shutters don't give the same timing and it varies between samples not really models. Also rangefinder accuracy one may be more accurate than the others.

Hassasin · 2025-10-28T07:59:46-0400

There certainly is a difference … shooting test charts and examining results under high power microscope

baachitraka · 2025-10-28T08:33:27-0400

RezaLoghme said:
The same could be said about lens coatings and yet people pay $$$$ for APO lenses.

with a good tripod, you will certainly see the difference between the good and cheap lenses.

Handheld, hmm...

RezaLoghme · 2025-10-28T09:05:40-0400

How big is da differnce between Leica lens and 7Artisans

skahde · 2025-10-28T10:46:16-0400

RezaLoghme said:
How big is da differnce between Leica lens and 7Artisans

Lenses may be equally sharp but still differ in what kind of look and "character" they add to a picture. Compare a Sonnar-Type 1.4/50 to a Planar/Double-Gauss one and to a recent Aspherical lens. Or an old 2/50 Summicron collapsible to Zeiss Planar 2/50 ZM. All are as sharp as one can aks for at least stopped down a bit but still the pictures look strikingly different and even the pricepoint is more or less the same used. It is like comparing wine from the same grape and year but different wineries: They all taste different and not everyone prefers the same or they go perfectly with one dish but not another.

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