Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Emanuel Lowi wrote: > Advantages over the M6: > Shutter speeds visible in the VF; AE & AE with lock; DX coding > (marginal plus); > higher sync speed(marginal plus - just a little over 1 f-stop > advantage); motor > drive. Excellent! > Disadvantages over the M6: > Noise level; Too bad. > Lower mag. x = less RF accuracy; Good! I like wide-angles. > Missed opportunities: No focus confirmation; No spot meter (would be > great with the AE lock); Spot would have been nice, of course. > Still unknown: Film loading system - fast advance to first frame? I'd like that. > Rewind speed? Any will do. Damn good specs. I hope the motor isn't as noisy as they make it out to be; the noise-level of my minilux is so low that at a short distance it's inaudible, and with the usual ambient noise I don't really hear it myself; I feel the movement rather than actually hearing the low hum. I wonder if the Hexar would really be so noisy; the Japanese are so good at electronic gizmo-stuff. I'd rather have a Leica M7, or M6AE, but if they fail to deliver, then I'll reprogram my brain to a Hexar. Bernard