Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just a couple of minor points. First, I like the Hexar RF and from what I understand Konica is good at standing behind their products as they age. I, however, like the M camera more. I think the addition of AE is a good thing but I have never cared for a meter with just speed LEDs in the finder. I do not find it as accurate as the M (especially the TTL) when metering manually. I would have preferred a two or three stop over/under indication in 1/3 stop increments. I also happen to like the M loading. I find it quick, easy and positive. It would be nice to have a higher flash sync but not at the cost of a noisier or less reliable shutter. I think the high speed focal plane shutters of today's cameras are wonderful but I am not so sure they will be working as well as my old M2 in forty years. If I need a higher flash sync I just use a different camera. 1/125 is just not that much faster than 1/50, not when you can use a leaf shuttered camera at 1/500. Finally the last test of the M shutter I saw, reported all speeds within 1/10 of a stop accuracy. Please do enjoy your Hexar(s), do continue telling us about your delight in them and do not stop defending it against unbelievers; but, please do not slag the M camera at the same time. Every camera is a compromise, I have chosen one solution and you have chosen another. Good! You are happy and so am I! Cheers John Collier > From: Thomas Kachadurian <tom@kachadurian.com> > > Jim: > > How can a completely manually over-rideable AE feature be a burden? > > I am strongly in the Hexar camp, and continue to be burdened with > this question. > > Other than a warm feeling of superiority, in what ways is an M6 > better than a Hexar RF -- objective measurable ways? Not, "it sounds > quieter to me" > > Is fumbly loading better? > > Is a flare prone rangefinder better? > > Would you rather have a shutter that is considered correctly adjusted > when it's speeds are within 1/3 of a stop? > > Would you rather have a 1/50 flash sync? > > Are you so tempted by DX coding that you'd rather not have the option. > > Is it bad to have the choice of using AE? > > Would you rather have a shutter that tops out at 1/1000th of a > second, and then with poor accuracy? > > Tom > >> So my humble opinion is, there really isn't anything that a Hexar can do >> that is "better" than an M camera. It does "different" things, not >> necessarily better things. Some of these "different" things can actually be >> a burden. >> >> Jim >> >> Jim > > Thomas Kachadurian > ------------------- > www.kachadurian.com