Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, I've often been in situations where I've had to switch between films and then forgotten to switch the film speed back. DX coding sounds like a good idea to me. Surely the "philosophy" of the Leica M, to make photography more direct without lots of fiddling with settings, is well served by this feature? As for AE, it can always be switched off, can't it? And why would a new drive for the M be so appealing while the little motor in the Hexar is the devil's work? I love using the M (and don't use anything else), but I'm not blind to its limitations. I don't presently own a Hexar, but if it came as just the body at a reasonable price, I'd be tempted. If it had the F5's light meter in it, I'd get one tomorrow. On the other hand, AF is not a feature I'd be interested in. It's true that in the end everything is dispensable except for shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings. But sometimes it's convenient to have more features and may make a difference in getting the shot. After seeing my wife's results with the F100 shooting moving targets a lot of the time, I can see how it's extremely useful for the kind of work she does. I think working photographers generally have a pretty pragmatic approach to equipment. Why this doctrinaire insistence on limiting the feature set of a camera to what the M offers? Speak to me, bubbaloo! Rob. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Dante A Stella wrote: > > Axel Schwieker wrote: > > > This accuracy is of _no_ use if the smallest exposure adjustment you can > > do on a M is 1/2-stop. 1/4 stop shutter+meter accuracy is enough. > > But it is of use if you have a continuously-variable electronic shutter. And ><Snip> > What camera lacks manual ISO? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dante Stella IMO a strange compulsion to not recognize the dispensability of most modern camera "features". If I really wanted the best shot i could get of my garage or tree in my back yard I'd use my view camera of a design not much changed in a 160 years or actually much more. Of course I'd be constrained by not having one with DX coding! I can't see how someone so into all these modern whizz bang unessary feature would want to be on a list with a bunch of M6 users. The M6 a famously classic bare bones exquisite picture taking tool. (hand held! Wow! small film!) Smells like a troll if you ask me! Mark W. Rabiner <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Robert Appleby V. Bellentani 36 41100 MO Italy tel. (+39) 059 303436 mob. (+39) 0348 336 7990