Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Friday FS/ NEW M7 / Akademie
From: "eric korenman" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:23:09 -0500

I loved my Minlux but ended up selling it.
After many months I found I still carried my Yashica T4 much more often.
Results are nearly indistinguishable.
T4 has been discontinued.. alas.

Eric


>From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Friday FS/ NEW M7 / Akademie
>Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:05:21 -0000
>
>Nathan
>
>I recently bought a Minilux and processed my first film over the weekend.
>Great lens, but I have several frames where the autofocus has locked onto
>something behind the subject. I must remember to use the focus lock. :-)
>
>Steve
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan
>Wajsman
>Sent: 15 January 2002 18:40
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Friday FS/ NEW M7 / Akademie
>
>
>Hi Rei,
>
>For me the only significance of this M7 (or whatever) is its impact on
>Leica's
>finances. I am perfectly happy with my two M6s and M3 and have no need for
>aperture priority or a faster synch speed or motorized film advance. The
>less
>automation, the better. That is why I have dumped the Ricoh GR1 as my 
>pocket
>camera and gone to the all-manual Rollei 35.
>
>Nathan
>
>Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>
> > the mythical M7 ?
> >
> > while i am personally pleased as punch with my classics, i am surprised
> > at the deafening silence from this normally boisterous group regarding
>this
> > news.
> >
> > -rei
>
>--
>Nathan Wajsman
>Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
>
>e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
>
>Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm
>General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm
>
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