Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]AlastairF@bhs.grampianshealth.org.au wrote: > M cameras: > > One thing this discussion has not yet mentioned is the naming of any > new > Leica. Being a traditionalist by heart if not nature, I would like to > remember that the first M was "3", and this was because it had 3 frame > > lines. That in itself was a big achievement, and if Stephen Gandy is > to be > believed, it remains one. The M6 has "6" framelines, and this is why > to my > mind, they have not changed the camera's identification with the > introduction of the TTL and High mag versions. So if we are to have an > M7, > then one would presume another frame was needed. '24' perhaps, though > that > will only worsen rangefinder accuracy, something none of we Noctilux > users > would like, so I believe the new M series camera, when it arrives, > will > still be an M6, and something will be added to the name to announce > its > improved pedigree. What is the German for electronic shutter? This is interesting, but begs the question: did the M4 have four, and the M5 five framelines? Just curious. Bernard