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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: To M7 or not to M7, c'est la question - LONG
From: "Kevin Argue" <kargue@sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 22:20:23 -0400

Henry- While some pros do have Nikons for their work there are some of us 
that use Leica's (R's and M's) everyday! I even shot soccer and motorcycle
racing with a R5 and 280mm f2.8 with extender---- no autofocus!

Kevin Argue
St. Catharines, Ontario

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>From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: To M7 or not to M7, c'est la question - LONG
>Date: Tue, Jul 2, 2002, 7:20 PM
>

>
> 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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