Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Joe, If you have a choice of one, would you choose R6.2 or R7? Cheers, Lee On 7/27/02 4:07 PM, "Joe Chan" <leicauser@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Lee, > > I bought a used R7 last month as a second body to my R6.2. What amazed me > most was that it gives you aperture priority, shutter priority and variable > program modes along with DX coding but with no additional controls compared > with the R6.2! > > The shutter release, being electronic, is a little lighter than the R6.2's > mechanical one. Shutter speeds can be set in 1/2 stop increments. > > The viewfinder information is excellent. In aperture priority mode, it shows > the aperture set on the lens and the camera's auto-selected shutter speed. > In shutter prioriy mode, it shows the selected shutter speed and the > camera's auto-selected aperture. In manual mode, it shows the selected lens > aperture, the selected shutter speed and also displays a scale showing the > amount of under or over-exposure by up to 2 stops. > > There is a limitation with the metering in that you the metering option is > linked to the camera mode, e.g. you can't choose the integral metering in > manual mode and you can't choose partial metering with program or shutter > priority mode. However, Leica may have deliberately designed it this way. > > It's also worth mentioning that there is an exposure lock but this only > works in aperture priority mode with partial metering selected. > > TTL flash doesn't appear to work with the Leica SF20 flash for the R7 or > R6.2 but it does work with a Metz flash and SCA3501 adapter. > > The R7 also cost much less than my R6.2 (both were bought used and in nearly > mint condition). > > Joe Chan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Yan Zhan" <yzlee@starhub.net.sg> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 5:50 AM > Subject: [Leica] Leica R7 > > >> Dear LUGGERs, >> >> Would you kindly share your experience with the R7. How is it compared to >> SL2, R6.2 and R8? What is the strength and shortcoming? >> >> When I look at one recently, I find the finder to be just as bright, the >> shuttle is really smooth and you get the same kind of electronic > convenience >> everyone using the M7 is shouting about. In a way, I realised that I > prefer >> "small" SLR. It really fits into the Leica street photography type of > mode. >> >> Cheers, >> Lee >> Singapore >> >> -- >> 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html