Ivar B Posted December 30, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 30, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can anyone recall from which serial number the M7 was upgraded with the MP viewfinder? I wonder if the change was made from serial number 2.85 mill approx? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shootist Posted December 30, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 30, 2009 My M7 is 2854xxx and it did not have either the newer VF or the new DX reader. Doing a quick search of Steve Gandy's CameraQuest site I could not find the serial # cutoff for the new finder & DX in the M7 but I did at one time. So so a more in-depth search and I think you'll find it. IIRC it was around the 286 or 287 mark for both the finder & DX upgrades. But then I'm not sure if was on the cameraquest site I read this. I found it. It was in the Buyers Guide section. It is 2885000 and above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm Posted December 30, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 30, 2009 Ivar, Also, a number of M7s with earlier serial numbers have been updated with either the revised rangefinder patch and/or the optical DX reader. So... the s/n may be one reliable indicator of the updates, but not exclusively so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted December 30, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 30, 2009 Ivar,Also, a number of M7s with earlier serial numbers have been updated with either the revised rangefinder patch and/or the optical DX reader. So... the s/n may be one reliable indicator of the updates, but not exclusively so. Well that's just it. M7 after the 2885xxx serial # already have both of these ugrades. M7 before that had to be sent in for the FREE DX reader upgrade but you had to pay for the VF upgrade at a cost, these days, of about $325+. As I never really noticed a bad flare in my M7 I didn't opt for the expense for the VF upgrade. I suspect other users felt the same way. So if you want both of those upgrades the only way to be sure you get both is to buy a camera with a serial # after the upgrades were made standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted December 30, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 30, 2009 The MP finder and optical DX reader were improvements made a number of years apart. My first M7 definitely had the 'flare-free' finder but I had no end of trouble with the DX contacts. I recall the optical DX reader being quietly introduced three years or more later. In fact, I've owned three M7s of various vintages - all with MP finder, none with an optical DX reader. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted December 30, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 30, 2009 The MP finder and optical DX reader were improvements made a number of years apart. My first M7 definitely had the 'flare-free' finder but I had no end of trouble with the DX contacts. I recall the optical DX reader being quietly introduced three years or more later. In fact, I've owned three M7s of various vintages - all with MP finder, none with an optical DX reader. I see the MP does not have a ISO reader. So yes the DX reader, of any type, is just in the M7. Sorry for the misinformation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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