Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Introduction and New Leica M7a
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:57:48 -0700
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 Ellis Krane asked:

 > I was told by someone who attended Photokina that he heard from "an
extremely
> reliable source" that early next year there will be a new Model 7a which
> corrects virtually all of the complaints that had been voiced on this site
<<<<

Hi Ellis,
Relax, just go buy the M7 and start having fun as many others are doing. Or
in the case of the working pros on the LUG we're having a fantastic time and
the M7 is working beautifully and flawlessly.

And in my case I have two more M7's on order with .72 viewfinders to match
the first, as trying to work with two M6's and one M7 is one great big pain
in the butt.

Your reliable source is about as reliable as any other thing we hear on what
is and what isn't going to happen. And as far as "problems" with the M7?
There aren't any problems, only wonderful solutions of making our work much
easier and more accurate. Without question faster, easier, quicker,
funfilled and one damn fine camera without question. This is from and old
guy who for a very long time never wanted to see the M6 changed. Whew, am I
ever glad they didn't listen to me and made the changes anyway.

Besides if you buy an M7 now you get a year to play with it waiting for the
revolutionary changes to take place. If they do. ;-) Besides you can always
sell it if the "reliable source" is correct! ;-)

Don't wait son, go for it and have some adrenaline pumped through your
photographer veins, you'll love it.
ted
Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant








> and also adds some "new twists," including perhaps a hinged back, a
built-in
> ultra quiet motor drive, a full assortment of manual shutter speeds, and a
> "digital component."
>
> I'd like to know if any of you have heard of this? I fear the M7 might
have
> been rushed to market in order to combat what was perceived as a threat
from
> the Hexar,
>
> Thanks.
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