Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just finished an assignment that I could not have done without the Hexar RF. I needed a camera that I could shoot one-handed with a very wide angle lens. I love the 21 ASPH but can't wind, meter and fire a Leica with just the right hand (my left hand was otherwise occupied, actually hanging on for dear life!). So I used the Hexar and 21 ASPH prefocussed and relied on DOF. A G2 would may worked IF it had a DOF scale! The Hexar RF worked great, AE exposures were really perfect and the easy rewind/load was a big help as I was nearly being thrown overboard or splashed every 10-15 seconds. DX was also a nice help in that rough situation. I later shot AE in candle light - also bang on, in a situation that always makes me do too many extra calculations with my Leicas or other manual metering body. If Leica had made the Hexar, it would have a PC socket and other sensible pro features Konica forgot about, after years of making only P&S marvels. I do wish Solms would team up with Rollei or something and produce a technologically advanced M body that still maintains the German tradition of rangefinder perfection. Emanuel Lowi