Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Another thing I noticed about the M7
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 05:50:22 -0700

on 5/8/02 2:46 AM, Nathan Wajsman at wajsman@webshuttle.ch wrote:

> The auto feature is convenient, sometimes too convenient.

the slippery slope of automation!  then next thing will be a slow-speed
warning (switchable between a bronx cheer, a vibration under the shutter
finger and pulsating LEDs); then it will be "smart" meter mode switching
beween spot, center-weighted and matrix so you don't have to think about it;
the automatic "features" will eventually be seen an nesessities and before
you know it the svelte, silent M has grown to the size of an F5!
 
I figure that if the photo requires more brainpower that the gray stuff
behind the viewfinder it's not "my" picture any more.  A couple things Leica
did right with the M7 are the limited auto-exposure and keeping the manual
mode as simple to use as the M6.
 
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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