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Originally Posted by abrewer
If you're into quick-moving stuff like street photography you should go with the M7
That aperture-priority is a life-saver; you couldn't possibly set exposure, focus and get the shot in changing conditions like you encounter in street shots with an MP <snip>...
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While I know why you think this, it doesn't match my experience.
Most people who have done little or no street photography think that auto-exposure is the right answer for the above reasons. But everyone who has shot street knows this to be a fallacy. In fact, auto-exposure is the least desirable form of metering for quick shooting, because if you're shooting rapidly and instinctively with little time to aim the camera properly, you've no idea what it's metering from. Which makes it absolutely pot-luck whether you get the exposures you wanted.
Experienced street shooters are already pre-focused at a moderate hyperfocal point (say 3 meters) and pre-metered using manual exposure. It's then ridiculously simple to adjust metering a stop or two in either direction as you move between shadow and light. With practice it's instinctive - you don't even need to look at the camera.
Using an MP (or any M on manual) is much faster than an M7 on auto, and 100% more reliable.
In case of doubt, check my site. I've got over a year's worth of material to prove it.
