Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am starting the Hexar anti-defamation league... your F5 doesn't fit in your jacket pocket - and neither does an M with any accessory wind/drive/winder. The whole idea of the M is transparency - not beig a luddite. - ------------ Dante Stella On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Jean-Claude Berger wrote: > This is a wise advice, Stephen. But the problem is, IMHO, that the Hexar > does not do anything that much better than a Leica M. If I really near a > motor, AE or 1/4000+, I use my F5. It will give a really reliable matrix > metering, good automatic fill-in and even AF... Yes, I know, lenses are not > the same. But if you are in a situation when you need all these bells and > whistles, you don't care about 2 or 3% in lens resolution or contrast... > > All the best, > > --- > Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) > Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) > Lyon, France > http://www.jcberger.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Gandy" <Stephen@CameraQuest.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 12:23 AM > Subject: [Leica] m6 AND hexar rf > > > > Leica photogs usually have a serious photography budget -- otherwise they > couldn't > > afford to be Leica photogs. > > > > At this point in time both the M6 and Hexar RF do a fair number of > mutually > > exclusive things, while an electronic M7 with modern features like matrix > > metering, high speed motor, and wireless off camera flash seems years off > (if > > ever). > > > > Why not use the Konica RF as the logical 2nd camera companion to your M6 > when you > > need a compact motor, 1/4000th, 1/125th flash, or AE with AE lock ? > > > > Isn't it a better solution to use both cameras, choosing each to suit > whatever > > shooting conditions you have to contend with? > > > > Stephen Gandy > > > > > > > > > > > > >