Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The people here have Leicas and other cameras. Part of the resistance to autoexposure is having a camera that will die when the batteries die. And part of the resistance to newer Leicas is that, with each new model after the M3, the quality and workmanship did not keep up with the M3 (which is sort of the ultimate although I think the MP is probably at least as good). I have 3 Nikons and Nikkormats from the 1970s and all three broke down under light usage. They were the lower end (EL, EL2, etc.) but the durability is nowhere near Leica standards. Like comparing a Rolex to a Timex. Both work, but one works much longer and doesn't need a battery. :-) On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 08:36:49 +0530, Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote: > I admit I am a newbie to the list and Leicas. This AE thing amazes me - has > no one used a brand, any brand, other than Leica for the last 20 years or > so? I started using aperture priority autoexposure in a Nikon F3 in the > early 1980s, and still do, on the same camera, and it still hardly ever > goes > wrong. I got two each of the IIIf and M3 at an estate sale. The M3 is > pretty > easy getting used to, but the IIIf, I must admit, is a bit of a struggle... > Cheers > Jayanand Govindaraj > Chennai, India > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffery Smith" <jefferys@gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 7:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] BESSA R3A or M7 > > > The shutter on the Zeiss Ikon is supposed to be identical (according > > to Shutterbug) to that of the Bessa R3a. Inasmuch as the R3a is less > > than 1/4 the cost of the M7, I'd opt for that one. I've been a big fan > > of aperture priority autoexposure ever since the Pentax ES came out a > > long time ago. > > > > Jeffery > > > > > > On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:45:49 +0900, Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >I own a MP and M6, personally I'm not enthusiastic with the Automatic > >> >priority of the M7, I think I prefer a MP, but sometimes an Aperture > >> >Prioririty System could be very useful, if we expend 500$ instead of > >> >2500$ > >> >on a M7. > >> > >> > >> Why not split the difference and get a Zeiss Ikon? That's what I would > >> do. > >> > >> Karen > >> > >> -- > >> Karen Nakamura > >> http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > >> http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >