Leica M7

Leica M7

Type	Rangefinder camera
Film format	35 mm
Film size	36 x 24 mm
Lens mount	Leica M-mount
Focus	Manual
Exposure	Aperture priority semi-automatic, Manual
Flash	Hot Shoe
Flash synchronization	1/50s
Film advance	Manual
Film rewind	Manual
Shutter	Electronically controlled horizontal cloth focal plane
Shutter speed range	32s – 1/1000s + Bulb (Auto Mode)
ASA/ISO range	ISO 6-6400
Viewfinder magnification	0.58x, 0.72x, 0.85x
Weight	610g
Released	2002 (2002)

The Leica M7 is a 35 mm rangefinder camera introduced by Leica AG in 2002 as a direct successor to the M6. The electronic Leica M7 is a departure from previous mechanical designs for the M series.

Details

The M7 introduces auto-exposure in aperture priority mode: the user sets the aperture on the lens manually, and the camera will choose a shutter speed. Manual exposure is also available. The shutter is electronically controlled, but speeds of 1/60th and 1/125th of a second are mechanically governed if the battery fails. Like the M6 TTL, the M7 features an "off" position on the shutter speed dial. The shutter release is redesigned with two distinct levels of pressure: the first detent locks the exposure reading, the second fires the shutter.

The M7 is also the first Leica M series to support film DX encoding and exposure compensation using the dial that has been on the back of Leica cameras since the M3. Originally used simply as a reminder of the sensitivity of the film, and then as film speed setting coupled to the light meter starting with the M6, the dial now controls exposure compensation on the M7.

The M7 offers viewfinders with magnifications 0.58, 0.72 (28 mm) and 0.85 (35 mm). The viewfinder optics are multicoated to reduce flare.

In popular culture

The Leica M7 plays a key role in the movie EuroTrip. It also plays an important role in the movie Ted.

Leica M7 in black chrome

External links

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Leica M7 by Karen Nakamura
Leica M7 Technical Data at Leica Camera AG

Leica Camera

35mm series cameras	Leica Standard Leica II Leica III

M (rangefinder) film series	M3 M2 M1 M4 M5 CL M6 M7 MP

Digital M (rangefinder) series	M8 M9 M-E M Monochrom M

R (35mm film SLR and dSLR) series	Leicaflex / SL / SL2 Leica R3 Leica R4-R7 Leica R8-R9

Leica S (medium format) series	Leica S2

TL mount (Autofocus MILC) series	Leica T Leica SL

Digital compact camera series	Leica X1 Leica X2 Leica X Vario Leica X Leica Q

Digilux (digital) series	Digilux 1 Digilux 2 Digilux 3

Related	Heinrich Wild Leica Freedom Train Leica Geosystems Leica Historical Society of America Leica Microsystems List of Leica cameras Lumix Walter Mandler Wild Heerbrugg

Leica M mount bodies

Leica camera bodies	M3 M2 M1 M4 M5 CL M6 MP M7 M8 M9 M9-P M Monochrom M-E M M-P M-A

Camera bodies by other manufacturers	Hexar RF Epson R-D1 35mm Bessa Cosina Voigtländer Minolta CLE Rollei 35 RF Zeiss Ikon

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