Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"DT" <InfinityDT@aol.com> wrote: > Ok R fans, I'm putting together a small R kit to replace my manual-focus > Nikons and I need to be brought up to speed on a couple things: [snip] > Any really compelling reasons why > *not* to get the R7 from experience? A beautiful camera, but there are a couple of quirks: The camera dies with the battery and apparently unlike earlier Rs, it cannot draw current from the winder/motor. (Find this last point difficult to believe myself...) Also, a while back there was mention that you cannot use the averaged metering pattern when the camera is in manual mode, but only spot metering. Finally, like the R6(.2) there is no proper mirror lock-up, but rather a mirror pre-release via a threaded socket. At lease the R8 has a lever to do this. Regds, Andrew Nemeth www.nemeng.com