Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 14:03 11/01/98 -0500, you wrote: >If I remember rightly the Minolta XG-M was the one where they designed in >an anti-exposure device so that if the camera was about to overexpose or >underexpose the shot due to being at the top or bottom of the cameras >exposure range, it stopped you taking that picture by locking the shutter. >--Joe Berenbaum >--------------------------------------------------------------- >Joe, >I still use an XG-M and never experienced the above. The XG-M does have a >pressure sensitive shutter release button that activates the meter. If your >finger isn't on the button, the meter won't read. The XG-M is an excellent >camera. I'm looking for a case for it. I particularly like it's 50mm lens, >as>good as any 50mm Nikon or even Leica makes. >Bob R I suppose it's possible that [1] I'm thinking of the wrong model but possibly [2] the XG-M may not have been the same camera in the UK. I remember a dealer telling me about this wonderful new feature and how silly I thought it was. I would swear it was called the XG-M... Someone posted the UK and USA designations for those different models not so long ago- maybe I can find it. Not that this is red hot news though ;-) Joe Berenbaum