Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/7/02 12:24 am, "Paul Chefurka" <paul@chefurka.com> wrote: > On Tue, 02 Jul 2002 22:19:38 +0100, Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com> 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? > > I can only speak for myself, but I did indeed buy one of the "pretenders to > the throne" - the Hexar RF, which is the camera I think you're referring > to. I still think the feature set offered by that camera is very > attractive, but IMNSHO that attractiveness was undercut by the > implementation of the package as a whole. As they say, the devil is in the > details, and for my tastes the RF missed on a number of important details. > The finder is too dark, the shutter button feels numb, and the shutter lag > is very annoying. I don't like the motor-only film advance with no option > for a silent advance when you need it. I also had a number of misloads, > which are vanishingly rare when I use an M. > > Others may love them, but when the M7 came out my Hexar was the first piece > of gear to get a "For Sale" sticker. Call me a traditionalist or call me > someone who is willing to pay for what he wants, but to paraphrase Lloyd > Bentsen, "I've known Leicas. Leicas are friends of mine. You, sir, are no > Leica." > > Paul No better reasoning than that based on experience. Just wish I had something worth selling! Simon - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html