[Leica] M7a? Sure.....And Look!! Pigs with wings!!!!!

[Edward Caliguri <caliguri@rcn.com>]

Ellis-

    This is a laugher! The M7 was, and is, a radical change from the M6TTL.
The M7 will be around, as is (with maybe MINOR changes), and be the mainstay
of the M line for quite a while. The annoyances are few.
    Many of the things you mention would have been addressed in the M7
already, if the desired outcome was that of "the Reliable Source" ( I LOVE
those reliable Source guys!!) this year. Leica chose to keep the hard, shell
of a body approach (a good thing) as well as the other 'twists' you mention.
As for digital, anything would come to the R line first (MUCH easier to
engineer), and even there, don't hold your breath. Get the M7 .. it is a
wonderful camera, in all aspects.
    EC
PS - If this fellow tries to sell you some swampland in Florida, .... avoid
him :-)
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> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 23:07:54 EDT
> From: Wariowilly@aol.com
> Subject: [Leica] Introduction and New Leica M7a
> Message-ID: <a2.2dc98667.2ae2268a@aol.com>
> References: 
> 
> My name is Ellis Krane. I've been lurking on this site for several months
> now, finding it difficult to speak up.
> 
> I've been a serious amateur photographer for over 25 years, using both medium
> format and Leica gear.
> 
> I've been considering acquiring the M7 (I now have an M6 and four lenses),
> but some of the problems mentioned on this site and the one mentioned in Bob
> Shell's recent Sutterbug article give me serious pause about popping for the
> M7.
> 
> I was told by someone who attended Photokina that he heard from "an extremely
> reliable source" that early next year there will be a new Model 7a which
> corrects virtually all of the complaints that had been voiced on this site
> and also adds some "new twists," including perhaps a hinged back, a built-in
> ultra quiet motor drive, a full assortment of manual shutter speeds, and a
> "digital component."
> 
> I'd like to know if any of you have heard of this? I fear the M7 might have
> been rushed to market in order to combat what was perceived as a threat from
> the Hexar,
> 
> Thanks.

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