Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] To M7 or not to M7, c'est la question - LONG
From: Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:35:58 +0100

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

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