Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a tough one to answer - that's why have both of them! It's really a personal choice and depends on whether you must have the auto features or can live with manual only. If you want to be able to shoot quickly, you'll need the R7. For me, if I could only have one, I would probably pick the R6.2 - that's the one I bought first. Joe - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Yan Zhan" <yzlee@starhub.net.sg> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R7 > Hi Joe, > > If you have a choice of one, would you choose R6.2 or R7? > > Cheers, > Lee > > > On 7/27/02 4:07 PM, "Joe Chan" <leicauser@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > Lee, > > > > I bought a used R7 last month as a second body to my R6.2. What amazed me > > most was that it gives you aperture priority, shutter priority and variable > > program modes along with DX coding but with no additional controls compared > > with the R6.2! > > > > The shutter release, being electronic, is a little lighter than the R6.2's > > mechanical one. Shutter speeds can be set in 1/2 stop increments. > > > > The viewfinder information is excellent. In aperture priority mode, it shows > > the aperture set on the lens and the camera's auto-selected shutter speed. > > In shutter prioriy mode, it shows the selected shutter speed and the > > camera's auto-selected aperture. In manual mode, it shows the selected lens > > aperture, the selected shutter speed and also displays a scale showing the > > amount of under or over-exposure by up to 2 stops. > > > > There is a limitation with the metering in that you the metering option is > > linked to the camera mode, e.g. you can't choose the integral metering in > > manual mode and you can't choose partial metering with program or shutter > > priority mode. However, Leica may have deliberately designed it this way. > > > > It's also worth mentioning that there is an exposure lock but this only > > works in aperture priority mode with partial metering selected. > > > > TTL flash doesn't appear to work with the Leica SF20 flash for the R7 or > > R6.2 but it does work with a Metz flash and SCA3501 adapter. > > > > The R7 also cost much less than my R6.2 (both were bought used and in nearly > > mint condition). > > > > Joe Chan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lee Yan Zhan" <yzlee@starhub.net.sg> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 5:50 AM > > Subject: [Leica] Leica R7 > > > > > >> Dear LUGGERs, > >> > >> Would you kindly share your experience with the R7. How is it compared to > >> SL2, R6.2 and R8? What is the strength and shortcoming? > >> > >> When I look at one recently, I find the finder to be just as bright, the > >> shuttle is really smooth and you get the same kind of electronic > > convenience > >> everyone using the M7 is shouting about. In a way, I realised that I > > prefer > >> "small" SLR. It really fits into the Leica street photography type of > > mode. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Lee > >> Singapore > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > > -- > 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