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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: My new M7
From: "wwk001" <wwk001@netvigator.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:35:54 +0800
References: <02Mar17.113520-0800_pst.319987-27278+49@lmg.ahnet.net>

Neal,

Dare not challenge your 40 yrs' feel on Leica M Toys. But personally I would
save 50% money on a Hexar for AE and film advance, while keeping the old M6
as an alternative.

Frank W.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Friedenthal" <neal@nairobisafari.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 3:39 AM
Subject: [Leica] Re: My new M7


> On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 04:34:52 -0800 (PST), Leica Users digest wrote:
>
> >Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 17:55:05 +0800
> >From: "wwk001" <wwk001@netvigator.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] My new M7
> >Message-ID: <001901c1cd99$e0630280$e0bffea9@nobody>
> >References: <02Mar16.150749-0800_pst.297622-6225+12@lmg.ahnet.net>
> >
> >How does the new M7 feels differ to the Konica Hexar II?
> >
> Primarily I think it's the shape of the camera. The rounded sides of the
Leica feel better in my hands then the square sides of the Hexar RF (I
assume that the
> Hexar II is the same shape as the RF) . Also I'm more used to the
placement and feel of the Leica shutter release and the advance lever, I
never did get
> completely used to the auto advance on the Hexar. Don't get me wrong I
think that the Hexar is a great piece of equipment and have been very
pleased with
> the results I got from mine, but it always had an indescribable "foreign"
feel to it. Not quite that familiar feel of a Leica, (I've been using Leicas
for nearly forty
> years now and you get used to them).
>
>
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In reply to: Message from "Neal Friedenthal" <neal@nairobisafari.com> ([Leica] Re: My new M7)