Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oops--"PAS DE MODE SILENCIEUX" sure don't mean "silent mode." Sorry. Chandos At 02:10 PM 10/13/1999 +0200, you wrote: >Lucien wrote: > > > More info about the Hexar RF on Chasseur d'Images website > > (in French). > > <http://www.photim.com/infos/UneInfo.asp?N=3> > > Picture with the new flash. > > > > Lucien > >I cannot translate Japanese but I do for French: > >They say that the Hexar is almost a clone of a M6 >with some automatic feature added. > >- AE : aperture priority >- AEL : aperture priority with memory by pressing the shutter release >- semi auto and manual >- motor 2.5 fps: efficient but very very noisy, more db than a Canon >EOS, no manual advance of film. >- no spot measure > >-probable prices 11'000 FF body (~$1800), body + 50/2 = 16'000 FF >(~$2650) >-delivery: november end in France. > >They also say that the M6 and Hexar are so close that it might be the >first step >before a "M7" made jointly by the two companies. > >Xavier Chandos Michael Brown Assoc. Prof., History and American Studies College of William and Mary http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown