Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Lucian, These type of surveys are not very meaningful, but FWIW, Amateur Photographer (a UK mag) just had a reader survey of the top camera of all time, and the top spot was shared by the M6 and the Nikon F2. Nathan Lucian Chis wrote: > I am looking at the Nov '97 issue of Clasic Camera, and at page 3 there is > an article which cites a survey by Buying Cameras magazine (which must be > some EU outfit). > I don't know if you guys here in US have seen this (Classic camera is an > Italian/English magazine) but 200 photographers, photo manufacturers adn > dealers were asked by this outfit to nominate their top 5 cameras of all > time. The result is > 1. OM-1 > 2. F > 3. M6 (ouch!) > 4. F5 > 5. M3 > 6. Spotmatic > 7. Minolta 7000(!) > 8. EOS 1n > 9. Oly Trip 35 (They must have meant Pen here!!) > 10. Pentax ME super > 11. F2 > 12. F4 > 13. F3 > 14. Pentax Z-1P. > 15. T90 (!!) > 16. N90/s > 17. IIIG > 18. Leica I > 19. F-1n > 20. Pentax LX > So there must be something about the OM system that is right. > I have used an OM1 2N 2S and they are good, but maybe a little too much > contrast. The catch with Zuiko lenses is that some of them are single > coated, so you need to watch out when you buy. > I kind of hate the speed setting though! > > Lucian > > On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Mikiro Mori wrote: > > > Zuiko has a very good reputation here! > > Zui-Ko means "fresh and beautiful light from the heavens as a symbol of > > praise". It is beyond my ability to translate it into English, but anyway, > > this is really a poetic name. > > > > -- > > Mikiro Mori > > Strasbourg, Europe > > ****************** > > Visit my gallery at > > http://www.members.tripod.com/arbos3/cigogne/index.html > > > > > > - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html