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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: To M7 or not to M7, c'est la question - LONG
From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 16:20:22 -0700 (PDT)

All pros depend on their equipment for their
livelihood. On the contrary, pros depend purely on
Leica's are the minorities. The majority use Nikon,
Canons or even Minoltas.

- --- Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com> wrote:
> Hmm, what have I started here?  There are some
> things that make the M6/M7
> capable that the Minolta and Canon cannot beat, such
> as the instantaneous
> shutter release, capability to handhold to speeds as
> low as 1/8sec due to
> the lack of vibration from the shutter and no mirror
> slapping about, use of
> fast lenses (down to f/1) across just about the
> entire lens range, etc.
> 
> I think Tina presented some reasonable arguments for
> going with the M6/M7,
> especially since her livelihood depends on it.  I do
> wonder whether others
> who have a less pressing need for the M qualities
> could and will consider
> the cheaper alternatives, especially as they could
> use the M lenses.
> 
> I just think that by moving towards automation with
> the M7, it will invite
> comparison to the other bodies and the others may
> win the day.
> 
> Simon
> 
> On 2/7/02 11:35 pm, "Allan Wafkowski"
> <allan@sohogurus.net> wrote:
> 
> > The Leica myth.
> > 
> > Anyone here could, for $240, buy a Minolta Maxxum
> 5 or Canon Rebel 2000
> > and have a more capable camera than the $2500 M7.
> Both run circles
> > around the M7's antiquated exposure system. Gone
> too is the lame excuse,
> > "I must have a fully mechanical camera for those
> times when I go brain
> > dead and forget the batteries."
> > 
> > The Leica myth is running out of excuses as the M
> series becomes a
> > fairly modern camera. Soon the excuses will become
> so thin, "It's the
> > only camera that has a red dot I can cover up",
> will be the answer of
> > choice when asked why one paid $2000 more and got
> less.
> > 
> > Allan
> > 
> > 
> > Simon Lamb wrote:
> >> What I don't quite understand is, if Ted, Tina
> and others find the AE of
> >> such benefit to get many more perfectly exposed
> images, why didn't
> >> they a
> >> long time ago purchase one of the competitors
> (that accept M lenses)
> >> that
> >> have the M7 features and much more?
> >> 
> >> This is a genuine questions and hopefully Ted,
> Tina or someone else
> >> might
> >> answer.
> 
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Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: To M7 or not to M7)
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