Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not to speculate - But IF they are right about the shutter, and particularly about the camera being a TTL with automation, that suggests that the vaporware flash which has a few of us slobbering in anticipation will probably be backward compatible with the current TTLS.... BTW, guys and guyettes - remember what happened to the folks who ran out and snatched up the first R8s they could find...Might not be a bad idea to wait six months for Solms to get a few of the bugs out before plunking down the kids' college fund. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of thomas schofield Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:47 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Friday FS/ NEW M7 / Akademie Reed's says the announcement will be at PMA, and they expect to start receiving them in about March or more likely April. While I do not doubt that is what they were told, lets hope it is not an R8 motot situation! They say around $2500 to $2600, and it will first be available in 0.72 only, with both .85 versions and .58 versions to follow. No word on what finishes will come out first or eventually. They undrstand it will continue to be a horizontal cloth shutter. Camera to be essentialy the same as an M6 TTL with the automation. This paragraph is based upon info from Reeds. I would guess that the mechanical timing mechanism may just be getting swapped out for an electronic control releasing the second curtain. Maybe the more precise control will allow coaxing a higher flash synch speed and a higher shutter speed. What will be interesting to see is if there is a battery independent manual mode like the N**** FM3. This paragraph is my speculation. Tom Schofield >It will be great to just set the Noctilux at f1 the shutter at A and be >there. >I think in just a week or so somebody (not me) is going to have hard M7 >evidence in hand. > > >Mark Rabiner _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html