Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante: Count me among the memebers of the HADL. It must be the sensibility of we Michiganders. Tom >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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Thomas Kachadurian - ------------------- www.kachadurian.com