Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Seeking advice on the merits of the M7 and MP (TG speaks)
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Fri Nov 2 08:42:08 2007

So Ted Really is out there lurking!  Been wondering if we would hear from 
him .  Hope all is well Ted, we have missed your words of wisdom lately.

gene


-------------- Original message from Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com>: 
-------------- 


> I couldn't resist;^) 
> 
> ric 
> 
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message: 
> 
> > > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message----- 
> > 
> > > From: Ric Carter [mailto:ricc@mindspring.com] 
> > 
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:31 PM 
> > 
> > > To: Ted Grant 
> > 
> > > Subject: Fwd: [Leica] Re: Seeking advice on the merits of the M7 
> > 
> > > and MP 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Damn, Ted, where are you when we need you?? 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > ;^) 
> > 
> > > ric 
> 
> > On Nov 1, 2007, at 11:34 PM, Ted Grant wrote: 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi Ric old buddy, 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > How's it going? :-) 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > The M7 is that bad eh? Bull shit! It?s a beautiful camera just like 
> > 
> > > all the other M?s and works wonders quicker than you can spit! Not 
> > 
> > > that I?m doing much these days, but I have an M8 and it?s just as 
> > 
> > > wonderful as the M7, only better! No film! J 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > I unfortunately had to sell my 3 M7 bodies I bought to shoot the 
> > 
> > > book, ?Women in Medicine.? Life?s like that sometimes. L 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > Here?s how well the M7?s worked ?.. 500 rolls tri-x 36 exp. film 
> > 
> > > through them and not one blown exposure with every frame shot on 
> > 
> > > ?A? or whatever it was.. oh yeah ?AE lock?? Roll after roll perfect 
> > 
> > > exposures, that doesn?t mean perfect pictures, I screwed up a 
> > few! ;-) 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > I never had an MP as it was just one of those luxury sucker items ! 
> > 
> > > Besides it wouldn?t? take better pictures than any other M! J I 
> > 
> > > hope this helped. J 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > Kindest regards, 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > ted 
> 
> 
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