RE: [Leica] M7 Photo

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

As I guy who bought a Canon A1 shortly after it came out - but who tends to
use his Nikon F100s on manual exposure - there are only four things keeping
me from switching to the M7 -
1. Money
2. Money
3. I'm waiting for all the bugs to be worked out - and the viewfinder flare
to be eliminated - before I worry about the fourth item;
4. Money

;-)

B. D.

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ted Grant
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 5:28 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Photo


B.D. Wrote:

>>I would point out that some of the
> >people who are now raving about the modern miracle of AE on the M7 long
> >defended the M6's lack of such techno-frippery and praised Leica for not
> >being foolish enough to corrupt the M line with it.;-)<<<

Right B. D. and I was one of the leaders in not having them change anything
as you and many others will re-call.. I suppose more from fear of Leica
screwing-up a fine working camera due to adding some whizbang electronics
that really wouldn't do anything but appease some M6 whiners.

However, the camera was improved, even though some folks point out other
manufactures were using a version of this AE thing centuries before.  Big
deal, but they didn't have Leica glass to go with the body. ;-)

Right now I'm as pleased as all get out with the M7, with more ordered, as
it's filled a gap in the handling of the M6 allowing me to work faster and
capture many more moments previously lost due to making some little
adjustment of shutter speed or aperture.

Now I free wheel my shooting, concentrating completely on the subject and
focusing and getting a greater number of usable frames due to the efficiency
of the M7 metering system.Which quite frankly must be improved somehow from
the M6. What? I don't have a clue, but I never in 15 years plus of M6 use
ever hit roll after roll of consistently correct exposures as happens with
the M7.

Anyone who's accustomed to shooting with an M6 and gives an M7 an honest
test with a bunch of rolls and doesn't switch to the M7 is missing the boat.
And for the kind of shooting you do with families I bet your successful
frames on any shoot will be a way ahead of what you get now. Simply because
at the moment you shoot without fear in all kinds of light and yet you still
have to make adjustments, but with the M7 just imagine setting an aperture
and then shooting away to your hearts content with nothing more to consider
but focusing and capturing the ideal moment of expression.  It's cool! :-)

Trust me good buddy would I lie to you? ;-)

ted
Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant


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