Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina: Please see my post to ted. In short, my expectation is that any new M would have to be as quiet, small and durable as the M, and then have the other features too. We're talking about Leica here, not Nikon. besides, today's electronic shutters are quiet. Tom At 09:04 AM 2/13/98 -0500, you wrote: >At 08:04 PM 2/12/98 -0500, you wrote: >>Danny: >> >>With all due respect to Ted and his crew for them the M is a blast from >>that past to use once in a while, so they don't want to touch that. I >>wonder how this conversation would go if they used an M for 90% of their >>35mm shooting as I do. Or if the M had a modern electronic shutter with EAB >>and mattrix metering and the R line hadn't seen any advancements since 1984. >> >>It would be a different thread because they'd all be shooting Canon or Nikon. >> >>Tom > >Tom: > >I use the M for 95% of my shooting and I don't want it changed! Most of >the additions people are asking for would make the camera noisier, bigger, >or more fragile. I need a quiet, small, indestructable camera - the M6 is >perfect! > >Tina > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Tina Manley, ASMP ><http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> ><http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html> ><http://www.onlineartistleague.com/manleyt/portfoli.htm> > >