Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Henning! Mitch Zeissler === Website: http://exploratorius.us/ > On Jan 16, 2015, at 2:33 AM, Henning Wulff <hjwulff at gmail.com> wrote: > > I've had mine since 2000 and had no problems whatsoever, but it didn't get > used as hard as the M6 I had (and still have). I had an Abrahamsson winder > on it for the first few years and then put a Leica Motor on it, which I > used it with mostly. I had two Konica RF's from about the same time I got > the M7 until 2007 and they got used more, mainly due to the built in motor > and therefore lighter weight. Both those cameras pretty much wore out > while each got about three times as much use as the M7 and about the same > as the M6. Just not in the same class for long term durability as the > Leicas. > > I would have no hesitation in thinking of getting an M7 for long term use. > > Henning