Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:48 AM 10/15/97 -0400, you wrote: > I will be attending the LHSA meeting next week and perhaps will be >looking for a new (or almost new) R7 to cure my mirror bounce problems with >my R4S. Does anyone on this list have any comments, suggestions, advice on >why I should or should not purchase an R7 for the MLU? Also, an R6.2 is a >consideration. I plan to purchase an APO 100/2.8 sometime next year to >replace my 60/2.8 macro. I also use a 200/4.0 Telyt on the R4S and there I >have seen evidence of shake. > I also use M2's and M4's. I feel that I should say this in light >of some recent postings on the subject of "real Leicas". > Thanks in advance. > >Robert Sproul > Robert, The R7 is a much more mature camera than the R4s. Besides MLU and less mirror vibration, it has 1/2 shutter speeds, which are selected automatically in A, T, or P, but you can also select them in the manual mode. The R6.2 does not have 1/2 shutter speeds. The R7 is a great Leica. Jim