Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Hi, all. I pick up three more from the 100 Q&A's with Leica featured in > Asahi Camera Jan issue. > > Q64- Can you make an AF camera based on Leica M? > A64- In our opinion, M should remain a manual camera. We will stick to its > tradition with M. > > Q65- Is it difficult to make the current M camera "AE"? > A65- The mechanically controled horizontal travel focalplane shutter is the > "life" of M. Vertical systems used in other automatic cameras cannot be > installed in M. AE in M requires electronic control of the current shutter > system. > > Q66- Will you adopt matrix metering in future AE M cameras? > A66- The selective metering in the M6TTL is simple but extremely accurate. > It is highly estimated among users. We will not change this metering system > in our future development of cameras. > > > Now can you folks guess what an AE M model will be like??? > > Mikiro > Yeah, my bet is that it will be a rebadged Hexar-RF with TTL flash metering. Rob Schneider