Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D. Colen offered: Subject: RE: [Leica] LEICA could be clever > That could well be true - and if Leica were to kill off the M7 and stick > with the MP the company would be repeating the M5 mistake...and we see > where that one got them. ;-)<<< Hi B.D., Absolutely! And as one who worked M5's, (don't forget guys I use M's 3 at a time while working.) I unfortunately was influenced by a "techie type" that the M5 wasn't as good as an M6. I sold 3 M5's for $800.00 each on a quick sale. Today of course I understand why the guy got his money out so fast to pay me. :-( No idea what they'd be worth today, damn poor luck for me. As for dropping the M7? My goodness me, I know at times they make horribly stupid mistakes in Solms, but to kill the M7 without question would be worse than killing the M5! Having used 3 M7's since they arrived on the market, and despite all the positive accolades about earlier M models. Rightly deserved as they were good. Still are! :-) But the M7 is the best of the breed bar none.....!!!!!!!!! That's from practical hard shooting days, weeks, months, years? Gotta be close in years, two anyway.;-) And before this topic might evolve into a terminally long anti-pro battle over the M7, may I please ask.... save your breathe folks..... no one will change my mind simply because I wouldn't change them for anything else...........other than? Yep you guessed it.....a digital M7! ;-) There you go eh? Let the battle begin, over the top at sunrise! ;-) ted