New (ish) M7

[alifie]

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Hi all,

 

Been a bit busy recently but over the last couple of weeks had some time for photography (goody goody). Dug out my Rolleiflex 2.8E for some fun, absolute failure, not a single good picture, what to do...

 

Treat oneself to a (very nearly, worth saving £1000) new M7, so unused the oil was still on the bayonet flange! I like my M6 but the M7 with that simple (to the user anyway) addition of autoexposure makes it a whole lot 'better' (can't think of a suitable word). The veiwfinder seems a bit brighter too with more RF contrast. Upshot, the first film had some good pics on it and it was fun again.

 

Will I buy new (to me anyway) bits of kit every time I have a photographers block? Probably if the money keeps comming in, don't tell the missus.

[NB23]

No matter what anyone says, the AE feature makes the M7 the BEST capturing device.

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[digbyhp]

No matter what anyone says, the AE feature makes the M7 the BEST capturing device.

 

Couldn't agree more ! As a street photography weapon, AE on M Leica has got to lift your hit-rate for capturing that split-second moment.

[Guest maddoc2003jp]

I received my M7 just 4 days ago and all I can say is, why didn't I buy one earlier ...

 

So far I have taken 4 rolls of film with the camera complete in AE mode (color-slide, BW, C41) and the exposure is spot on on every single frame. Compared to my former M6, the RF has better contrast and I haven't noticed flare at all. Did I mention, that the shutter is quieter ?

 

As a back-up I still have my M4-P but my guess is that it won't see much use soon ...

[hunghang]

I received my M7 just 4 days ago and all I can say is, why didn't I buy one earlier ...

 

So far I have taken 4 rolls of film with the camera complete in AE mode (color-slide, BW, C41) and the exposure is spot on on every single frame. Compared to my former M6, the RF has better contrast and I haven't noticed flare at all. Did I mention, that the shutter is quieter ?

 

As a back-up I still have my M4-P but my guess is that it won't see much use soon ...

 

I too have taken the M7 plunge in the last few days. I have not developed any films as yet, but have felt a major (improved) difference in the shutter - both in the tactile feel and the noise level. AE is a very nice feature when shooting in varying lighting condition. The VF framelines are a lot brighter also.

[NB23]

Funny thing, altough the M7 has many advantages and is arguably the best of the whole M line (AE, quietest shutter,contrasty viewfinder, ttl flash and so on), I still prefer my M4-P for its framelines (the best I've ever used) and for it's lovely mechanical feeling, a thing the M7 lacks.

 

But yes, there are some days when a meterless body is a pain in the ass. Even though my brain meter is accurate to 1/3 of a stop 95% of the time, there are times I just don't want to think about it.

[mojobebop]

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m7 viewfinder brighter, more contrast. feels tighter, more solid than m6.

ae function frees up the mind.

 

one thing, the shutter seems louder than my m6.

except for the mechanical whirr at slow speeds.

beautiful camera.