Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hexar RF
From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 15:37:29 +0100
 
Emanuel Lowi wrote:

> Criticism of the old fixed-lens Hexar's top shutter speed of 1/250 was equally off.
> If you are using the appropriately speeded film and street-shooting or using
> available light, that top speed was at least adequate, if not ideal.

Emanuel,

I don't agree with that part of your post.
A 1/250 top speed is a joke.
Like in the Minilux Zoom.
That's why, IMO, the Olympus Stylus Epic/Mju is a much more useful camera than the old
fixed-lens Hexar.

Lucien