Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]YAHOO! I have been waiting in the wings to go Leica for 4 years now. More of a fiancial constraint than anything. July 2002 has been my target "lets go out and buy it" date for over 2 years. Couldn't be better timing for an M7! Heart skipping a beat, Eric >From: Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] M7 UPDATE >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 10:05:32 -0800 > >I just got off the phone with Deep-Throat who HAS THE CAMERA IN HAND. >It looks just like an M6 TTL until you look real close. > >The shutter speed dial goes from 4 seconds to 1000th. > >A line between 125/60 to indicate the two batteryless back-up shutter >speeds. > >DX which is over rideable on the back of the camera. A different film >speed dial. >No din. They'll be a din about that it's been gone for what? 3 decades? > >A collar around the shutter release like on the F3 as an on off switch. > (A very good thing it sounds like to me) > >A longer shutter release throw. Probably as a method to freeze an >exposure setting. >We're checking into that. >Talk about probable points of contention. But we'll see how it works in >actually operation. > >But the overall impression is positive. >Will probably update as soon as a roll goes though the camera. > > >Mark Rabiner >Portland, Oregon USA >http://www.markrabiner.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html