Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Neal, Dare not challenge your 40 yrs' feel on Leica M Toys. But personally I would save 50% money on a Hexar for AE and film advance, while keeping the old M6 as an alternative. Frank W. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neal Friedenthal" <neal@nairobisafari.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 3:39 AM Subject: [Leica] Re: My new M7 > On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 04:34:52 -0800 (PST), Leica Users digest wrote: > > >Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 17:55:05 +0800 > >From: "wwk001" <wwk001@netvigator.com> > >Subject: Re: [Leica] My new M7 > >Message-ID: <001901c1cd99$e0630280$e0bffea9@nobody> > >References: <02Mar16.150749-0800_pst.297622-6225+12@lmg.ahnet.net> > > > >How does the new M7 feels differ to the Konica Hexar II? > > > Primarily I think it's the shape of the camera. The rounded sides of the Leica feel better in my hands then the square sides of the Hexar RF (I assume that the > Hexar II is the same shape as the RF) . Also I'm more used to the placement and feel of the Leica shutter release and the advance lever, I never did get > completely used to the auto advance on the Hexar. Don't get me wrong I think that the Hexar is a great piece of equipment and have been very pleased with > the results I got from mine, but it always had an indescribable "foreign" feel to it. Not quite that familiar feel of a Leica, (I've been using Leicas for nearly forty > years now and you get used to them). > > > -- > 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