Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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