Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the led level has been improved with II, and some other minor corrections, such as the speed in the viewfinder problem Cheers On Tuesday, Jul 22, 2003, at 02:03 Australia/Melbourne, Ernest Nitka wrote: > Ben - I too would want faster lenses - just have to experiment and > find faster film that you like. My last vacation to Colorado was done > using the Xpan - used Kodak Porta 400 UC ( Ultra Color) and TCN 400 > for BW. I did not need to shoot indoors and there was gobs of light > in Colorado so it was never a problem. What is a problem with the > Xpan is the poor visibility of the under - over and correct exposure > LEDs. I wonder if this has been corrected in the new Xpan II? It is > refreshing in this respect to use the M7 and have the numbers so sharp > and readable. > > ernie > > On Monday, July 21, 2003, at 09:23 AM, BenMarks@aol.com wrote: > >> Ha! LOL. Ernie, I'm sure you are right. Still, you can always hope >> that some inventive machinist has put some thought into it. >> >> I wouldn't want to suggest, here of all places, that I was trying to >> figure out a way NOT to buy an M7. You know, I have put my hands on >> half a dozen Hexar RFs in the vain hopes of saving a few $$, just to >> play, and (pace Dante) I have not been able to get the focus markings >> on my lenses, while on the Hexar, duplicate those on my M6/M4-P/M3 >> (same subject/same distance and all of that). It is true that I have >> not taken a single picture with the Hexar RF together with one of my >> lenses, and that my test was anything but scientific, but the >> observed differences on the focus scales of my lenses made me leery >> of plunking down good money (which, after all, will probably be >> needed to go towards an M7 someday anyway). Also, I didn't LOVE the >> rangefinder (not as snappy as my Leicas or even my Bessa R). >> Incidentally, I have been to Dante's website and love his pics taken >> with the Hexar, but I just couldn't pull the trigger. >> >> So when I had the XPan out the other day, I found myself thinking >> "what if . . . " >> >> In all probability, the price of having someone design and machine a >> one-off adapter would dwarf the cost of an M7 (certainly it would be >> more than the cost of a Hexar RF). Still, I'm one of those odd-balls >> who looks at the adapter page on Stephen Gandy's site and starts >> thinking of amusing combinations. I know, it's a sickness. ;) >> >> >>> Ben - I don't wanna be too flip but the adapter your speaking of is >>> called a Hexar RF :) >> >>> I doubt very much that there exists an adapter such as you >>> >describe. I don't think the Xpan designers ever thought of the >>> >camera as being used for low light , street photography >> -- >> 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 > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html