Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/13

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Subject: [Leica] New Hexar RF
From: "Emanuel Lowi" <mano@proxyma.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 16:58:00 -0500

Advantages over the M6:
Shutter speeds visible in the VF; AE & AE with lock; DX coding (marginal plus);
higher sync speed(marginal plus - just a little over 1 f-stop advantage); motor
drive.

Disadvantages over the M6:
Noise level; Lower mag. x = less RF accuracy;

Missed opportunities:
No focus confirmation; No spot meter (would be great with the AE lock); 

Still unknown:
Film loading system - fast advance to first frame? Rewind speed?

Could Erwin please calculate and post the limits of the .6x VF for fast aperture
lenses at various focal lengths?

Meanwhile, sounds like a good second body to me, as a companion to an M6 (or M6TTL)
.85 or an M3.

Emanuel Lowi
Montreal