Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/13

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Mamiya M7 range finder...
From: Wolfgang Sachse <sachse@msc.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 08:00:15 -0400 (EDT)

> 
> > the meter is external, and the lenses are a bit slow.  The
> > lenses are top performers and the body handles very well.
> 
> Brad,
> Unless I'm mistaken, the M7 is a meter internal camera and the lenses can't
> are a bit slow because the focus is only manual. It's a Leica M6 FM clone.
> The only gripes people says it is a little fragile.

	Hi -

	`meter external' refers to NON-TTL metering.

	`lenses ... slow' refers to f4 maximum aperture of lenses
			(not focusing, but it is manual as stated above)

	-- Wolfgang

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In reply to: Message from oguillemain@agora.fdn.fr (Olivier Guillemain) (Re: Fwd: Re: Mamiya M7 range finder)