Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If the M7 is the latest and greatest, shouldn't one get a Bessa? The advantage of AE, higher shutter speed and sync speed; AND to be able to use our beloved Leica lens seems to me should get our approval hands down. Also though not substantiated, shouln't the Bessa be more reliable electronically ? - --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > :-) 'Simplicity' is often the term used to describe > a product with very few > features by those who love the product. I would > point out that some of the > people who are now raving about the modern miracle > of AE on the M7 long > defended the M6's lack of such techno-frippery and > praised Leica for not > being foolish enough to corrupt the M line with > it.;-) > > Simplicity indeed! > > 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 > CHRISTOPHER.CHEN@CUSTOMS.TREAS.GOV > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 3:13 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: re: [Leica] M7 Photo > > > "Simplicity" or just lack of features? It seems to > me that Rolfe's query > points up 1 situation where the Contax G2 (or Hexar > RF, or any camera w/a > separate AE lock) is superior to the M7 & where the > M6 (or any manual > camera) isn't that much harder to use. > > --------------------------------------- > > Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 18:12:45 -0400 > From: "faneuil" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> > Subject: re: [Leica] M7 Photo > Message-ID: > <OE75OUIHNkjgJKVApwO00001b2a@hotmail.com> > References: > <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNCEGHJOAA.red735i@earthlink.net> > <002201c2207e$e966ed00$633f4d18@gv.shawcable.net> > <98780266.1025460066@berkshire.ldp.com> > > Good point - and true. > Only workaround would be to go to manual and lock in > the settings. > But hey, the aperture priority is really a joy to > use. > > Coming from a Contax G2, the simplicity is of the M7 > is wonderfully > freeing. > Most of all, I appreciate the quiet shutter (sound > of one hand clapping > next > to the G2) > > A new M7 owner (first time leica user times one > week), > Eric > > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rolfe Tessem" <rolfe@ldp.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 6:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Photo > > > > > > --On Sunday, June 30, 2002 2:41 PM -0700 Ted Grant > <tedgrant@shaw.ca> > wrote: > > > > > Frank Filippone wrote and asked: > > > > > >>>> You just pointed the camera at the scene, did > not especially meter > the > > > faces > > >> or something else, and this is what you > got?<<<<< > > > > > > Frank, > > > Yep that's just about what one does with the M7! > To me it's the super > P&S > > > camera without fiddling. > > > > > > And like Tina explained regarding slight change > of exposure, the quick > > > action of point at something to meter off, > slight pressure on shutter > > > release, re-frame and shoot can be done much > faster than I type these > few > > > words. > > > > Ted, > > > > Just to play devil's advocate: > > > > Doesn't it become tiresome to do this on shot > after shot after shot, > since > > the M7 doesn't remember the AE compensation past > the current shot? > > > > With the M6 I'll meter the ground, grass or > whatever once, and then > shoot > > away until the lighting changes -- without the > need to reframe on each > > shot. It seems to me that, when this technique is > used with the M7, it > is > > actually more work not less. > > > > What do you think? > > > > Rolfe > > -- > > Rolfe Tessem > -- > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html