Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The problem is that Leica has been caught up in the modern thinking that has affected so many things. Look at cars now, mine just about boils an egg for you whilst you are driving. Mobile phones are similar - who wants to look at videos on their cell phones? Just because we have the technology to do it does it follow we have to? I have my M6 Classic with which I am very happy but even that is almost overkill compared with my M4-P and M3. When I have a more difficult job and need to get really serious, I have the R8 which handles everything. Gerry www.gwpics.com >From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] More M7 rumors >Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 09:11:08 -0800 > >Robert Schneider wrote: > >>> But the M cameras already have focus confirmation. > > It's called line up the images in the rangefinder.<<< > >Hi Robert, >Perfect! :-) You can't beat lining-up two images and the system is KISS >simple. >The more electronic nick-knacks they add the faster the batteries go down >and the camera has more opportunities for glitches. > >The problem is, there are too many people in the world and as we see on the >LUG, who want basically to be spoon fed with "non-thinking cameras," so all >they have to do is, "when all the pretty lights go on, press button, >picture >happens!" > >If Leica put far more thought into a great advertising programme and less >thought into mickey mouse electronics they'd not have a worry in the world >about selling their cameras. > >The electronics of the meter in the M6 was and is the best improvement they >made, as it allows the camera to be used quicker and more efficiently than >working with a hand meter. All the rest of the stuff is really fluff in a >form of making the M6 look more efficient when in the real world hardly >means diddly! >ted > >Ted Grant Photography Limited >www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html