Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 1/25/00 8:49:11 PM, peterk@lucent.com writes: >Here, here. I am with you Bob. I would love a whizbang M7 with a proper film loading system, perhaps even an autoloading system. Like you I do >not collect, I use cameras. > I, too, am strictly a user. I have no problem with the manual exposure/non-metered format of my Leica M4-P and M3 for shooting black and white. I've been exposing Tri-x and T-Max for so long that a meter is ususally unnecessary. I would, however, very much like to have a more automated camera for use with color transperency film. If I could design my ideal "M" camera (not necessarily made by Leica) for color transperency work it would include: * an electronic shutter with aperture priority auto as well as a good, intuitive manual meter. It would display the camera-chosen shutter speed in the viewfinder when the camera is in auto. Something along the lines of the Nikon F3 meter display would be fine. * TTL flash metering * DX film recognition * a "high-eyepoint" viewfinder with 35mm framelines that are visible to eyeglass wearers (but just barely -- no need to overdo it) * Manual wind and a nice quiet shutter. That's it -- no more, no less -- not a lot of bells and whistles by todays standards. And again, I really don't care who makes it as long as it works with Leica M lenses and it has a nice, quality feel to it. Bob (likes a little automation) McEowen