Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Seeking advice on the merits of the M7 and MP (TG speaks)
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Fri Nov 2 08:06:22 2007
References: <0JQV00L2NUAE3M20@l-daemon> <FB9FC712-EE24-472B-8911-3B9CEFC83915@mindspring.com>

Love it.

Len


On Nov 2, 2007, at 10:27 AM, Ric Carter wrote:

> I couldn't resist;^)
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> ric
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>> > -----Original Message-----
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>> > From: Ric Carter [mailto:ricc@mindspring.com]
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>> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:31 PM
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>> > To: Ted Grant
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>> > Subject: Fwd: [Leica] Re: Seeking advice on the merits of the M7
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>> > and MP
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>> > Damn, Ted, where are you when we need you??
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>> > ;^)
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>> > ric
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>> On Nov 1, 2007, at 11:34 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
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>> > Hi Ric old buddy,
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>> > How's it going? :-)
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>> > The M7 is that bad eh? Bull shit! It?s a beautiful camera just like
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>> > all the other M?s and works wonders quicker than you can spit! Not
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>> > that I?m doing much these days, but I have an M8 and it?s just as
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>> > wonderful as the M7, only better! No film! J
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>> > I unfortunately had to sell my 3 M7 bodies I bought to shoot the
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>> > book, ?Women in Medicine.? Life?s like that sometimes. L
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>> > Here?s how well the M7?s worked ?.. 500 rolls tri-x 36 exp. film
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>> > through them and not one blown exposure with every frame shot on
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>> > ?A? or whatever it was.. oh yeah ?AE lock?? Roll after roll perfect
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>> > exposures, that doesn?t mean perfect pictures, I screwed up a  
>> few! ;-)
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>> > I never had an MP as it was just one of those luxury sucker items !
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>> > Besides it wouldn?t? take better pictures than any other M! J  I
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>> > hope this helped. J
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>> > Kindest regards,
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>> > ted
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In reply to: Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Re: Seeking advice on the merits of the M7 and MP (TG speaks))