Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks ? that's exactly the type of long term experience I was looking for. Mitch Zeissler === Website: http://exploratorius.us > On Jan 13, 2015, at 6:12 PM, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema at > gmail.com> wrote: > > I've had mine for 8 years and never had a problem. Still has the original > DX reader and that still works flawless too. I have other Leica's and tried > a Konica RF but always come back to the M7. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michiel Fokkema > > michiel.fokkema at gmail.com > > info at fokkemafoodtechnologyservices.com > > www.photographyschool.nl > > GSM:+31 (0) 615569576 > >> On 13 January 2015 at 19:32, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> On Jan 13, 2015, at 7:38 AM, Mitch Zeissler <zeissler at mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> This is to all the M7 users out there. >>> >>> I've been searching high and low online for anecdotes of long term M7 >> reliability and satisfaction (and I'm talking years, not a few days, >> weeks, >> or months). I know about the early issues with the mechanical DX reader, >> the switch to the MP viewfinder later in production, etc. What I'm >> interested in is whether the M7 is more/same/less reliable than an M6, M6 >> TTL, or MP, particularly the electronically controlled shutter curtains. >> Anytime I read about an M7 issue, it's usually followed by a dog pile of >> non-M7 users just dragging it through the mud ? like it's the modern >> version of the M5. >>> >>> I've got an M7 and like it, though I've only had it for a few months (it >> has the optical DX reader [useless for my bulk loaded film] and the MP >> viewfinder upgrade). I've also got an MP and like it. I bought both used >> in great condition, each at an excellent price, and they both date back to >> 2002-2004. >>> >>> I recently discovered that my primary hand meter (a Sekonic L-308DC) >> doesn't measure nearly as well in very low light as the M7 does. >> Actually, >> the hand meter didn't measure anything at all (ISO 50 @ f/1.2), while the >> M7 gave a reading of 3.5 seconds. I've since confirmed this repeatedly; >> once the light gets dim, the M7 begins to really shine and is able to >> shots >> I simply cannot obtain with the MP. I've got other hand meters and have >> tested them with the same results. >>> >>> Up to this point I've been leaning toward the MP and hand meter combo as >> my primary camera. I'm asking because whichever route I go ? MP, M7, or >> the new M-A ? I'll want a second body of the same model. That way I can >> have a different emulsion in each camera (B+W in one and color in the >> other), and one body can always be used as a backup whenever the other is >> being serviced. >>> >>> So based on the low light metering, I'm now flip-flopping on the M7 and >> whether to rely on it as my main camera. An M7 would give me all sorts of >> benefits that the other M bodies would not, but it seems to be treated >> like >> the red-headed step-child of the modern M cameras. >>> >>> What is your experience with the M7? >> >> >> My M7 was my favorite film M camera, I used it all the time for a couple >> years. So favorite and so dependable that I took only it to Paris , where >> it irreversibly jammed three days into the trip. La Maison du Leica said >> send it to Solms where repair will take some time. On my return to the US >> I >> sent it to Solms, they returned it two months later, working fine, no >> explanation for the problem, the bill was $450. I used it with out problem >> for a year, then sold it. >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >>> Has it had the same level of reliability as the M6 or other M bodies? >>> >>> If you don't want an M7 dog pile here, please send me a response >> privately ? either way, I'd like to hear about your long term M7 >> experience. >>> >>> Mitch Zeissler >>> === >>> Website: http://exploratorius.us >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information