Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/15

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Subject: Re: R7
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 10:24:35 -0700

At 11:48 AM 10/15/97 -0400, you wrote:
>	I will be attending the LHSA meeting next week and perhaps will be
>looking for a new (or almost new) R7 to cure my mirror bounce problems with
>my R4S.  Does anyone on this list have any comments, suggestions, advice on
>why I should or should not purchase an R7 for the MLU?  Also, an R6.2 is a
>consideration.  I plan to purchase an APO 100/2.8 sometime next year to
>replace my 60/2.8 macro. I also use a 200/4.0 Telyt on the R4S and there I
>have seen evidence of shake.
>	I also use M2's and M4's.  I feel that I should say this in light
>of some recent postings on the subject of "real Leicas".
>	Thanks in advance.
>
>Robert Sproul
>

Robert,

The R7 is a much more mature camera than the R4s. Besides MLU and less
mirror vibration, it has 1/2 shutter speeds, which are selected
automatically in A, T, or P, but you can also select them in the manual
mode. The R6.2 does not have 1/2 shutter speeds. The R7 is a great Leica.

Jim