Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Nigel ole buddy, This got to the wrong guy! :) I'd love to rent an M6 but I already own 3! :) Like in pregnancies......accidents happen. :) However your words are quite true as advice for the other party. Have a great day to-morrow and we'll see you along the line. kindest regards, ted >I'm sending this to you privately because as you know from lurking, the >prevaling attitude on the LUG is that Leica can do not wrong. I am a >decades-long Leicaphile, but I prefer to keep myself grounded in >reality...without starting a long chain of retaliatory rhetoric from the >fanatics. >There's nothing from your post to suggest that a Leica M is the ideal >camera for your use (though certainly nothing to suggest that it isn't). >You might consider renting or borrowing an M for as long as you can (it >takes more than a day or a couple of films to get the "hang" of a >rangefinder after 21 years with an SLR), and do some shooting with it. >As much as I love the Leica, it can be quite frustrating if you aren't >prepared for a change of modus operandi. You might love it, you might >not. It's best to find out before you've invested the funds. You might >also try out a Nikon FM2n. It's manual, mechanical, has TTL metering, >weighs as little as an M6 and has *much-improved* mirror damping compared >to a Nikon F, and costs less than 25% of an M6. If your Nikkor lenses >are "AI" you'll be able to use them; if not, there are still places that >can convert them for a small fee; otherwise trading up to AI lenses won't >be nearly as expensive as going to Leica. > >Regards, >Nigel > >On Thu, 24 Dec 1998 11:52:58 -0800 "The Beal's" <jbeal@bendnet.com> >writes: ><snip> >> I have used a Nikon F Photomic (flag meter) for 21 years. <snip> I >might be happier and more productive >>with a Leica M. > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant