Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Handicapped?
From: "Logan Reinwood" <reinwood007@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 06:14:00 +0000

Hi Doug,

My understanding is that im Manual mode you cannot select intermediate speed 
on the M7. In Auto mode, the camera select the appropriate speed
in 1/2 stop progression: 1/1000 - 1/750 - 1/500 - 1/375 - 1/250 etc.
(and you can read these speeds in the VF.

Thus, putting the camera in Auto allow you to have intermediate speed with 
associated measure.

Regards, logan.

>
>It is my understanding that the Leica mechanical shutter (starting at least
>with the M3) can be set to intermediate shutter speeds within most of the
>range. Doing this with the M6 is OK also, the only downside is that meter
>contacts are located only at whole shutter speeds so one must extrapolate 
>the
>proper exposure when using intermediate settings. Now, whether the M7 has
>maintained the intermediate shutter speed flexibility of earlier mechanical
>M's in its match-diode mode appears unclear to me, given the shutter
>electrics. If it has not done so then the M7 has given away an important
>feature of earlier Ms in challenging light situations where AE doesn't work
>well. Can an M7 owner(s) comment on this capability or lack thereof?
>
>Doug from Tumwater
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