Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/13

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Subject: Re: What would an M7 have?
From: yeung@reed.edu (Woodrow Yeung)
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 21:08:49 -0700
 
Well, adding DX encoding, a faster flash synch, and aperture priority
exposure should not alienate the Leica rangefinder purist.

I'd like to see a standard camera back.  You almost need 3 hands to load film.

Woody Yeung
yeung@reed.edu

>Someone mentioned a successor to the M6 recently. What would you want in
>an M7? Standard camera back for easier film loading? Aperture priority
>exposure mode? Variable field-of-view frames? Would you change the body
>shape (techno-ergo) or the viewfinder (zoom to focal length)? Would it
>actually be a worthy successor with an electronically controlled
>shutter?