Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]to buy either. ;-)<<<< > > Hi B.D., > Absolutely!!!!! As each one of us use an M camera for various reasons and to > offer which M to buy, the MP or the M7, one could expect hundreds of > reasons. And probably each one a valid offering. > > The only bond we have is in the name of Leica and not just to which camera. > Otherwise we'd all give identical reasons for using an M7 or whatever M. I > never thought in a million years I'd switch from M6's to M7's, nope not me, > not a hope! Until surprise of surprises I had one in hand and using it under > work conditions. And with that, two more were ordered immediately and the > M6's were history. > > And what was the motivating factor? > > One thing, the AE lock as simple as that along with the extreme accuracy of > the metering and camera selection of shutter speeds for roll after roll of > perfectly exposed frames. And under the wildest of light conditions one > could experience. > > In answering the question which one, M7 or MP? The M7 hands down! I mean > for one thing why retrograde to a dinky little re-wind knob that's a pain in > the ass twiddling? Oh yeah that can be rectified for another $200.00 bucks > for a proper re-wind crank. So why not put it on in the first place? Yep I > know other less expensive cranks are available, but that's not the point as > the MP is made primarily for nostalgia reasons. OK that's how I feel about > it. :-) > > ted Did anyone ever time the difference in rewind at different temperatures? From my "experience"(okay less then a year) in moderate cold the M3 rewinds faster. best regards simon jessurun amsterdam(home of the gay pride parade today) p.s. was there with 3 bodies and what I missed and never noticed before is the slow loading when compared to modern stuff. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html