Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/13

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Subject: [Leica] M7 Reflections, yet again, ad nauseam
From: Lucien_vD <Lucien_vD@compuserve.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 05:35:27 -0500

Thomas Kachadurian wrote:
>It seems that this camera:
>
>> --swing-open back
>> --built-in motorized film advance
>> --autoloading
>> --auto-rewind on demand
>> --a modern shutter with speeds to 1/4000th and 1/250 flash sync
>> --TTL flash metering
>> --better dust sealing
>
>Would sell like hotcakes to every current M owner. =

If M7 =3D M6 +

- -SPOT METER                             YES
- -swing-open back                        yes
- -built-in motorized film advance        no
- -autoloading                            no
- -auto-rewind on demand                  no
- -a small, quiet separate winder         yes
- -a modern shutter with speeds to =

1/8000th and 1/250 flash sync           yes
- -TTL flash metering (a la R8)           yes
- -a smaller "cobra" Metz flash           yes
- -better dust sealing                    ?

I'll put it alongside my M6 in the bag,

Lucien
BELGIUM