The Overpriced Trophy: A Leica M6 Review
Want to drop five grand on a camera that still uses film? Boy, do I have the product for you. The legendary Leica M6 is here to drain your bank account while simultaneously making you feel superior to all those plebeians shooting with their pathetic digital cameras. For the low, low price of a used car, you too can experience the joys of manually focusing and advancing film after every 36 shots like it's the 1950s all over again.
The M6's rangefinder system is perfect for the niche group of photographers who prefer the challenge of potentially missing focus over the convenience of autofocus. And with a blazing fast top shutter speed of 1/1000 sec, you'll be sure to miss plenty of action shots and decisive moments. But just look at that sleek retro styling and brushed metal - so elegant while it's draining your wallet! Enjoy the finest German craftsmanship and Leica mystique as you mortgage your house to afford exotic M-mount lenses and wonder why your photos aren't selling for enough to cover the costs. Overall, the Leica M6 is the perfect way to light your money on fire while masochistically shooting film for street cred. If only your images were as sharp as the financial pain.
But what you're really paying for is the chance to join the exclusive Leica club and wear the badge of a "serious" photographer. Never mind that your technically superior digital camera produces better images - the Leica M6 just feels so good in the hands while bombing your bank account. Only the truly dedicated need apply.
The Leica M6 is far more than a mere camera - it's a badge of honor separating the serious photographers from the unwashed masses. With a Leica around your neck, who cares if you can't afford rent or food? Real photographers sacrifice their basic needs for the honor of shooting a camera that costs more than an arm or a leg. Your empty stomach and nights spent couch surfing are but small prices to pay for the smug satisfaction of Leica ownership.
As your funds drain away and relationships crumble due to your misguided priorities, take solace knowing no digital camera can match the aesthetic beauty and tactile feel of the M6. Each turn of its precision, all-metal knobs and dials offers a sense of timeless quality and history, harkening back to photography's glory days of Sean Connery. Your life may be in shambles, but your superior taste in cameras will be undeniable. The Leica club awaits - ignore the naysayers and sell your eyes to afford a camera that makes no sense in today's world. You'll sleep better knowing you chose the ultimate photographic luxury that makes no compromises, even if it means compromising everything else.
Truly, the Leica M6 is a camera like no other. It’s only relevant to the most devoted and foolhardy photographers, as it yields it’s charms only to those willing to sacrifice everything in their relentless pursuit of the perfect photographic tool. So what if it can't autofocus or match modern cameras for image quality and features? The Leica M6 oozes history and prestige, and demands an equal level of commitment from its owners.
Should the financial ruin and wreckage of your personal life leave you with nowhere to go, you can always find shelter in your love of the M6. Gaze into its viewfinder and lose yourself in the romance of its archaic yet beautiful technology. Forget your mounting debts and burnt bridges with friends and family - you have a Leica, and that's all a true photographer really needs. The memories of its precision feel and jewel-like shutter sound will warm even the coldest and loneliest of nights. And when your battered Leica finally gives up the ghost, you can display its broken form as a testament to your undying passion for the craft. Your life may lie in tatters, but you'll always have your Leica.
The Leica M6 is not merely a camera but a way of life. You already knew that when you signed on the dotted line and gave up everything for a chance to join the exclusive Leica club. The M6 makes no sense, yet draws the obsessed into its finely machined web. So ignore the cynics and embrace your blissful ruination - the Leica M6 is perfection, and worth any cost.
P.S. I have a sense of humour of a 9 year old.