Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Cardish wrote: > But when its features are compared in a checklist with other > cameras, it LOOKS obsolete. Superficially, yes. But checklists and specification sheets are mostly sales tools. From the point of view of the film, the only thing it sees is the focal length, focus, aperture, and shutter speed. That's not to say that such things as "rapid wind" levers or built in meters are not useful, but once you've got a dozen items on the spec sheet, there's a limit to the usefulness of those successive items. > If it never existed, no designer in his/her right mind would > propose such a camera. The magic here, is that such a camera would always come into existence, solely *because* of its simplicity. - -Dave