Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All I can say Andrew is that you are unbelievably lucky not to have had to use flash since 1992 - except for a studio portrait. I do my damnedest to avoid using flash but there are time when, to paraphrase Eugene Smith, shooting with available light means shooting with the flash that's available - when you really, really, MUST get the shot. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Andrew Nemeth Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 5:03 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Re: New M7 Rolfe Tessem <rolfe@ldp.com> wrote: > all this focus on flash, flash, flash Completely agree. I haven't used a flash since 1992 (the last time I did a studio portrait). > that the M camera is basically fully evolved. That surely > makes it tough to sell new cameras. There are still a few things I'd like to see in an M, although I stopped holding my breath waiting for them years ago: o A truly silent shutter. Not "whisper quiet" or "silky" but *silent*. You-cannot-hear-it silent. Does-this-thing- work-I-just-pressed-the-button-and-didn't-hear-a-thing silent. o A built-in silent motor winder. Don't need 10 fps, just something *silent* to advance the film after each shot. It can be done as Konica did it with the Hexar over 10 years ago. Just wish someone at Solmns would realise that a truly silent camera would be a huge boon to all the wedding / candid / courtroom / film-set photographers out there. And yes, I have used the Hexar Silver (silent mode modified) for a while. Nice camera, but you are stuck with a fixed 35mm Hexanon lens and the manual focus (via weenie buttons) is a pain. And while we are at it, why not a compact-M variant - say a better-quality remake of the CL(E)? Regds, Andrew Nemeth <http://4020.net> -> photos, 360° panoramic vrs, sounds <http://nemeng.com> -> vr java applets, leica faq, tech info - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html