Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great, Sonny ? thanks for the response! Mitch Zeissler === Website: http://exploratorius.us > On Jan 13, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > The M7 was my favorite film camera of all time. > > I normally shot two to three rolls a week with the two that I owned and > found them utterly reliable. > >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Mitch - >> >> I have had my M7 since 2002. I also have 6 M6's. The M7 is as reliable >> as >> the M6. I used it constantly all over the world until I switched to >> digital - a necessity, not a choice. >> >> I would not hesitate to depend on the the M7. I send all of my cameras in >> for CLA after major disasters - such as dropping them in a river or down a >> mountain - but otherwise they are not treated with kid gloves! I use them >> hard. >> >> Tina >> >>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Mitch Zeissler <zeissler at mac.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> This is to all the M7 users out there. >>> >>> I've been searching high and low online for anecdotes of long term M7 >>> reliability and satisfaction (and I'm talking years, not a few days, >> weeks, >>> or months). I know about the early issues with the mechanical DX reader, >>> the switch to the MP viewfinder later in production, etc. What I'm >>> interested in is whether the M7 is more/same/less reliable than an M6, M6 >>> TTL, or MP, particularly the electronically controlled shutter curtains. >>> Anytime I read about an M7 issue, it's usually followed by a dog pile of >>> non-M7 users just dragging it through the mud ? like it's the modern >>> version of the M5. >>> >>> I've got an M7 and like it, though I've only had it for a few months (it >>> has the optical DX reader [useless for my bulk loaded film] and the MP >>> viewfinder upgrade). I've also got an MP and like it. I bought both >> used >>> in great condition, each at an excellent price, and they both date back >> to >>> 2002-2004. >>> >>> I recently discovered that my primary hand meter (a Sekonic L-308DC) >>> doesn't measure nearly as well in very low light as the M7 does. >> Actually, >>> the hand meter didn't measure anything at all (ISO 50 @ f/1.2), while the >>> M7 gave a reading of 3.5 seconds. I've since confirmed this repeatedly; >>> once the light gets dim, the M7 begins to really shine and is able to >> shots >>> I simply cannot obtain with the MP. I've got other hand meters and have >>> tested them with the same results. >>> >>> Up to this point I've been leaning toward the MP and hand meter combo as >>> my primary camera. I'm asking because whichever route I go ? MP, M7, or >>> the new M-A ? I'll want a second body of the same model. That way I can >>> have a different emulsion in each camera (B+W in one and color in the >>> other), and one body can always be used as a backup whenever the other is >>> being serviced. >>> >>> So based on the low light metering, I'm now flip-flopping on the M7 and >>> whether to rely on it as my main camera. An M7 would give me all sorts >> of >>> benefits that the other M bodies would not, but it seems to be treated >> like >>> the red-headed step-child of the modern M cameras. >>> >>> What is your experience with the M7? Has it had the same level of >>> reliability as the M6 or other M bodies? >>> >>> If you don't want an M7 dog pile here, please send me a response >> privately >>> ? either way, I'd like to hear about your long term M7 experience. >>> >>> Mitch Zeissler >>> === >>> Website: http://exploratorius.us >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information