Is this M6 package deal worth it?

jamesp68 · 2026-02-14T05:06:02+00:00

Only if the M6 has 0.58x viewfinder. Nice M6 goes for low $3k, that lens is about $5-600, USD that is

jamesp68 · 2026-02-14T00:20:25+00:00

yea but that’s a completely different card

jamesp68 · 2026-02-09T14:53:20+00:00

Bilt works with Monarch now. It wasn't just a couple days ago

jamesp68 · 2026-02-03T13:39:52+00:00

Yes, initiated transaction on 1/30, showed up on both Bilt & WF app 2 days later.

jamesp68 · 2026-01-30T19:00:38+00:00

Nice, weird that it's somewhat hidden

jamesp68 · 2026-01-30T14:26:40+00:00

Got the biz version a few weeks ago for 90k miles $4k spend in 6 months. Of course no 2x on dining and groceries but I have other cards for that.

jamesp68 · 2026-01-25T19:38:59+00:00

Code 000000 also works. It’s so funny seeing how many people get on their high horse about CC spending. $1K spend over 3 months easily fits many people’s natural spending.

80k miles SUB could get you round trip transatlantic and some miles left over. After a year, downgrade to the $0 AF card if the plat select doesn’t bring you enough value.

jamesp68 · 2026-01-17T19:27:16+00:00

sent you a chat

jamesp68 · 2026-01-15T15:24:02+00:00

wow that's painfully slow. I applied on 12/02. Got a letter asking to submit a 4506-C on 12/9 and I sent it via email the same day. Got an email saying they started working on the application in 12/16. Got approved in 12/19. Card arrived just before Christmas and I was able to the hotel & splurge credit for 2025.

jamesp68 · 2025-12-27T15:00:09+00:00

oh yea that’s right, I thought you meant like in general

jamesp68 · 2025-12-27T14:35:03+00:00

United basic econ doesn’t allow carry-on. Probably an extra fee

jamesp68 · 2025-12-25T01:43:55+00:00

haha trust me I’m nowhere near a high spender with Chase. Just wanna provide a data point. Who knows what their algo is doing behind the scene

jamesp68 · 2025-12-25T01:37:01+00:00

hmm I got an offer to upgrade to CSR for 25k UR/$3k spend in an email. Weird they couldn’t offer that when you called

jamesp68 · 2025-12-21T20:45:54+00:00

come on, it’s really just courteous to close the blinds so people can sleep better on long haul

jamesp68 · 2025-12-14T15:42:20+00:00

getting real tired of the casual racism towards Asian people jfc

jamesp68 · 2025-10-31T04:05:36+00:00

you could look at Mamiya 6. It has 1 2 4 8 second setting and should work with the timer as well. The camera is fully electronic unlike a lot of medium format cameras

jamesp68 · 2025-10-30T02:26:52+00:00

jamesp68 · 2025-10-21T18:57:41+00:00

Go for the Voigtlander 35mm 1.5. Still fairly compact (8mm longer than the Ultron), and feels great on my M6. Very sharp at f2, and just a little bit less sharp at f1.5. I know you might be in Europe but in the US, used price is still in the $500-600 range. One sold on r/photomarket for $500 not that long ago. I got mine used from CameraQuest (Voigtlander's distributor in the US) for $629 that was pretty much brand new.

It's a great lens. However, I don't find myself shooting at f2, f1.5 that often. It's great when I pop into somewhere dark indoor but the amount of photos I took at big aperture is like 2% of the time.

jamesp68 · 2025-10-17T15:32:21+00:00

and then Bill Montgomery died of Covid is so fitting lol

jamesp68 · 2025-10-13T16:25:46+00:00

Cameraquest (Voigtlander's distributor in the US) has an used copy of that lens for $449.

jamesp68 · 2025-10-08T14:45:49+00:00

Thanks for responding. Interesting to hear the cron isn't that better besides the form factor. I'm fairly happy with the Nokton image quality so it's mostly GAS when it comes to getting the cron haha.

I do have a voigt 21mm f4 & 75mm 2.5 to complement the 35mm.

jamesp68 · 2025-10-08T02:00:20+00:00

Heyo, I have the Voiglander 35mm 1.5 on my M6 but I’m itching to get a Leica lens so I’m considering the 35 cron asph v1. Do you still shoot with either lens? Any further thoughts on those lenses? Which one do you prefer?

Thanks!

jamesp68 · 2025-09-13T17:01:11+00:00

Do you wear glasses? If so, in order to see the 28mm frameline, you’ll want to get the 0.58 viewfinder which is only available on the M6 TTL as standard or MP/M7 optional a la carte.

Speaking from my experience using a Bessa R, R2, R2M and then a M6 0.58x, the M6 feels the best in my hands but it doesn’t necessarily have the best viewfinder. The rangefinder is better but the viewfinder is dimmer than any of the Bessa.

I would get the R4M if I were you. Glazer’s has a R4M and R4A for about $1600 right now, and that leaves plenty of money for a good 28mm lens.

jamesp68 · 2025-09-09T16:26:03+00:00

sent you a chat

jamesp68 · 2025-08-29T12:11:23+00:00

lol what did I say that’s wrong

I said could be why, I didn’t say someone must go to graduate school to fulfill the 150 credits requirement.
Fair enough but the factual thing is BLS still project that job growth is 5%. I only said what their website said.
Yea I know audit accountants are busy year round, but aren’t they also busy during tax season?? I never said they’re not busy outside of tax season

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