Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] m6 AND hexar rf (Hexar is not enough)
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 17:57:35 -0400 (EDT)

I am starting the Hexar anti-defamation league...

your F5 doesn't fit in your jacket pocket - and neither does an M with any
accessory wind/drive/winder.

The whole idea of the M is transparency - not beig a luddite.

- ------------
Dante Stella

On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Jean-Claude Berger wrote:

> This is a wise advice, Stephen. But the problem is, IMHO, that the Hexar
> does not do anything that much better than a Leica M. If I really near a
> motor, AE or 1/4000+, I use my F5. It will give a really reliable matrix
> metering, good automatic fill-in and even AF... Yes, I know, lenses are not
> the same. But if you are in a situation when you need all these bells and
> whistles, you don't care about 2 or 3% in lens resolution or contrast...
> 
> All the best,
> 
> ---
> Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com)
> Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE)
> Lyon, France
> http://www.jcberger.com
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Gandy" <Stephen@CameraQuest.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 12:23 AM
> Subject: [Leica] m6 AND hexar rf
> 
> 
> > Leica photogs usually have a serious photography budget -- otherwise they
> couldn't
> > afford to be Leica photogs.
> >
> > At this point in time both the M6 and Hexar RF do a fair number of
> mutually
> > exclusive things,  while an electronic M7 with modern features like matrix
> > metering, high speed motor, and wireless off camera flash seems years off
> (if
> > ever).
> >
> > Why not use the Konica RF as the logical 2nd camera companion to your M6
> when you
> > need a compact motor, 1/4000th, 1/125th flash, or AE with AE lock ?
> >
> > Isn't it a better solution to use both cameras, choosing each to suit
> whatever
> > shooting conditions you have to contend with?
> >
> > Stephen Gandy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>