Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] It's all about M's
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 17:55:17 -0400 (EDT)

Just a correction - I wan't the origin of that list of superior features.
That got attributed to me when I addressed an attack on them.

I really only use a Hexar RF because it's more fun!

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Dante Stella

On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Axel Schwieker wrote:

> Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> > 
> > Axel Schwieker wrote:
> > 
> > > This accuracy is of _no_ use if the smallest exposure adjustment you can
> > > do on a M is 1/2-stop. 1/4 stop shutter+meter accuracy is enough.
> > 
> > I believe the Konica's electronic shutter is stepless.
> 
> So the 1/1000 f-stop accuracy makes sense with the Hexar but not
> necessarily on the M Leicas, because you canb only adjust 1/2 f-stops
> anyway. And in consequence a combined inaccuracy of 1/4 f-stop is no
> disadvantage in the design of the M Leicas.
> 
> > However, using both the Konica and the Leica as
> > complementary bodies, rather than the Konica as a replacement for the
> > Leica, may make the most sense.
> 
> No Question, in the end it all boils down to personal preferences. But
> to say that the Hexar is superior to the M6, as Dante tried to tell us,
> is either ignorant or some kind of heavy trolling.
> 
> Axel
>