Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If they´d wanted to use space efficiently why did they add another photocell? Pentax did all this (and more) with a single SBC in 1980 (with the venerable LX). Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen nyt myös Kameralehden juttuja suomeksi - ---------- > From: Jeff Alford <alford@batnet.com> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] M6TTL and M7 Clues > Date: 26. lokakuuta 1998 8:01 > > >There have been some interesting observations lately regarding the M6TTL and > >future M7. Here's my take on it... > > > >The extra 2mm on the top of the M6TTL may not be for just TTL capabilities. > >Maybe Leica is making room for more electronics that will be incorporated into > >the M7 (or M6e). Aperture priority is the next logical progression for the M, > >if SLR camera history can serve as a road map. Therefore the new M6TTL body > >will be the same one used for the M7. I don't know much about camera > >manufacture, but perhaps "progressive" re-tooling makes more economic sense > >than an entire re-tooling. Likewise, I think much more is in store for the > >R8. When you look at similar-sized cameras like the RTS3 or EOS1n, you can't > >help but think that the R8 is a progression towards something not yet > >complete. Ditto for the M6TTL. > > > >Ya think? > > > >Cheers, > >Arturo > > > Arturo, > > I just got back from a post-Photokina Show for Leica Dealers. I was told the > the M6 TTL is not merely an M6 with TTL, but all of its electronics have > been converted to digital circuits. > > Jeff Alford