[Leica] M7

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Understood, I still have six or so Nikon manual focus bodies. I did give my 
F2 to Dad but he's kind and lets me borrow it if I feel
like a fix. Nothing at all wrong with the focussing, split image and all. 
Plus a very characteristic 70's clunk when you press that
shutter release. All of the manual focus lenses sell for a pittance here 
now. So sad. All of those lovely primes and no audience for
them.
Cheers
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Walt Johnson
Sent: Friday, 13 October 2006 23:04
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] M7

I still miss my old Nikon  F's, standard prism and solid as a rock. If I 
wanted to know what the light was doing I'd pull my Luna pro out and 
then shoot like hell. :-)

G Hopkinson wrote:

>Bernardo and Walt, hope you don't mind my two cents on this.
>I swapped from M6.85 to M7.72 because of a couple of features.
>I like the new finder with less flare sometimes, I like the shutter release 
>lock because I was forever wasting a frame putting the
>camera away when I hadn't taken that last shot. I like the aperture 
>priority exposure for when I am in a hurry, for example a grab
>shot on the street.
>I wanted the finder to show the 28mm frame. For me, the 35 frame even was 
>difficult to use on the .85. Having now used the M7 for a
>little while I find, that the finder is not much different regarding 
>disappearing against bright light, the shutter release lock is
>a little fiddly (should work in the other direction) does save flattening 
>the batteries though, the aperture priority is really
>handy and I can easily lock the exposure with part release pressure then 
>recompose, and the new 28mm frame is difficult for me like
>the 35 was on the .72 camera. I bought an external 28mm finder. 
>So on balance, I'm pleased I swapped, but miss my lovely M6. You can use 
>the M7 for everything you used the M6 for plus get extra
>conveniences when you choose. Not as nice shutter release to squeeze. But 
>both inferior to the wonderful M3 in that respect anyway.
>Have to say though that the M6 prices are more attractive currently.
>
>Cheers
>Hoppy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
>[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>Walt Johnson
>Sent: Friday, 13 October 2006 21:17
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: Re: [Leica] M7
>
>Bernardo
>
>I am just a bit curious as to your quest for an M7... There are quite a 
>few M6's, MP's listed all the time, are you just in the market for auto 
>exposure?
>
>Walt
>
>bernardo feio wrote:
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>>Hi
>>
>>I'm still looking for a not "perfect", not "like new", not "near mint, not
>>"mint", etc M7
>>
>>Any one has a used (not abused) M7 to sell? Preferably in EU
>>
>>B regards from Portugal
>>Bernardo feio
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