Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>It seems that the bias against Leicas, particularly >the rangefinders, is based on its price, its attraction to collectors, and >on the fact that it has not changed much in its design philosophy over the >years. Other camera users degrade the Leica primarily on the fact that it >does not have some of the bells and whistles that seem to be packed into >most 35mm SLRs today, which are sold for considerably less in most cases. George, It's unfortuate that human nature seems to run this way. In this case, the people who don't use Leicas have an irrational distain for them, and the ones who do use Leicas can be absurdly defensive about it. >One of the most recent threads asks something to the effect of, "What >does the M stand for in M6?" FWIW, the "M" stands for "Messucher," which is a German word that means "rangefinder/viewfinder." - - Paul