Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:42 PM 4/18/01 -0700, Guy Bennett wrote: > >If you're curious, Eric (and God knows, you'd have to be), you could do a >quick search in the archives for "Hexar," "M7," and (if you're really bold) >"AF," and/or "AE M" - you'll find there the very sentiment you're >expressing in the above snippet. The Hexar *is* that camera. Oddly enough, >for all the noise generated by the arrival of an electronic M camera, the >"Konica M" has fallen silent. > >Guy > Well... enough of us predicted this. Most Leica M users, I believe, like the fact that the Leica M is a quiet manual mechanical camera. I could not figure out where the market is/was for an electronic M. The very essence of a 35mm rangefinder camera is simple, manual, and mechanical. Even with a RapidWinder. Obviously there will be folks who buy, would buy, electronic, AE, RF cameras. But I believe they are outside the bell curve. Maybe time will tell. Or has it already told? Has the bell tolled? Jim