Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another way to answer Erwin's question, which is mostly focused on M- cameras, may be summed up in something I call the "camera power" and "camera power density" values. Camera power is some (vague) value reflecting the functionality of the camera lens combo. Anybody with a M6+35f1.4asph+75f.4 knows that this combo has awesome "camera power", particularly in low light. Things like being quiet count in the camera power value, but only if it matters in your work. (So I guess there's "sports camera power" and "church camera power" and they are different.) Camera power density is another somewhat vague value reflecting the ratio of camera power over the size and weight of the gear. The point of all this? My M6 gear has tremendous "camera power", at least for what I use it for. And it's "camera power density" is breathtaking. Which implies that the Lecia SLR line may be in more precarious straights than the rangefinders, just because the R system doesn't have the stunning functional density of the M system. bmw