Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Herr wrote: > Martin Howard <mvhoward@mac.com> wrote: > >> What I find bizarre is that Leica as a company choose to >> pursue an overpriced, outdated technology, for a minimal >> market, without actually offering any benefit over >> competitors of any kind -- except, of course, a red roundel. > > How about a decent viewfinder? Manual focus is a lot easier with a > viewfinder optimized for it, and AF fails often enough that I consider > good manual focus a big deal. I swear, if Leica ever produces an AF camera, within the first three weeks of it being available, we'll be reading messages like: "This is sooo good, the autofocus is so much faster than I can focus manually." "I love the focus verification for my failing eyesight." "The autofocus is great, and if you want manual, you can always turn it off." Remember how the M was a manual-exposure camera and no-one in their right mind would ever want auto-exposure? Remember the crap thrown in Contax's and Konica's direction? Now the M7 is the best thing since sliced, white bread. Oddly enough, the MP is also the best thing since sliced, white bread. M. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html