Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6E
From: Pierre Charbonneau <charbonneaup@videotron.ca>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 16:05:23 -0500

Thank you for the info,

Pierre

Montreal, Canada

Mikiro a *crit :

> Pierre,
> Leica says that they will use the same (or comparable) "slow"
> horizontal-travel shutter system, suggesting that the speeds will be the
> same.  I would assume that they will use the same body shell (i.e., manual
> advance).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mikiro
> Strasbourg, Europe
> http://arbos.silva.net
>
> At 7:39 pm +0100 21/3/00, Pierre Charbonneau wrote:
> >Do you know if the shutter speeds will be of the same sequence, i.e. flash
> >sync at 1/50 and top speed at 1/1000? and if this new model would be with
> >manual or automatic film advance?
> >
> >Pierre
> >
> >Mikiro a *crit :
> >
> >> At 5:43 pm +0100 21/3/00, Pierre Charbonneau wrote:
> >> >They may not intend to produce such a camera. But I beleive I would be
> >> >interested in one modern update of  the M concept. The actual M6 is fine.
> >> >But  I do enjoy truly the automatic film advance, the higher sync speed
> >> >and the autoexposure-mode of the Hexar RF and Contax G2. I am not into
> >> >auto-focus, since I appreciate classic rangefinder focusing. And I intend
> >> >to keep my lenses for a long time.
> >> >
> >> >What are yours views? Am I the only one to wish such a camera?
> >> >
> >> >Lucien a *crit :
> >> >
> >> >> Pierre Charbonneau wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Since the release of the Konika Hexar RF, is there any recent rumors
> >> >> > about the future of the M-series? Anyone has heard about a new
> >> >> > electronic fast synch speed motorized M camera?
> >> >>
> >> >> Pierre,
> >> >>
> >> >> > Fast synch speed motorized.
> >> >>
> >> >> I don't think then intend to do that.
> >> >>
> >> >> Lucien
> >>
> >> Leica is supposedly planning an AE version of M6 with conventional cloth
> >> shutter membrane that is "electronically" controlled.
> >>
> >> Mikiro
> >> Strasbourg, Europe
> >> http://arbos.silva.net