Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman wrote: >So how many rolls have you put through the M7 by now? Probably as many as I will > in 2 years, so since you have not reported any problems, I look forward to > picking up my M7 on Thursday in London--<<< Hi Nathan, Let me say with hand on wood ;-) ..... So far the M7 has been a joy to work with and as often as I've put an M6 to my eye since 1985 the M7 seems to be different. What? I'm not sure, brighter? crisper? Maybe it's just an absolutely clean new camera without 17 years of innards residue in the M6's. :-) So far the exposures are getting on the film about as perfect as one would want. Now I'm not one of those photographer's who stands around figuring out all those techie light ratios and other time wasting items, I'm a see and shoot kinda guy! :-) So the M7 has given me a handling advantage of the M body, Leica glass at it's best, along with the freedom to see and react, without any momentary hesitation to adjust shutter speed or aperture before squeezing on the shutter release. The M7 allows me to see, re-act and shoot with nothing other than my physical ability it takes to trip the shutter. Which in some cases it means catching a highlight in the eye of the subject or missing it that makes or breaks the picture. I'd say you will be very pleasantly surprised at the handling - shooting reaction time gained with the M7. Sure if one is accustomed to using an R8 for example on aperture mode, it's the same thing. But what the R8 doesn't give you is the handling aspect nor size of the M7 body. ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html