Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M and R "standard" lens
From: "Martin V. Howard" <marho@ida.liu.se>
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 17:58:50 +0100

Harrison McClary wrote:
>
> Never  used  either  personally,  but  I KNOW for a FACT that they are
> light years faster focusing than ANYTHING Leica makes.  ;)
>

Lightyear is a measure of distance, not speed.  To say that Canon lenses
focus lightyears faster than Leica lenses is like saying that Leica M
shutters are several yards quieter than Nikon shutters.  And it makes
about as much sense, too.

M.

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