Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are horses for courses and the F5 is far better for fast moving objects.... cars ... soccer (football) etc. Give me 3 to 5 seconds to frame and I will take my M6 every time. But since at certain shoots time is of the essence I will have to use my F5. Steve - ---------- >From: "Bill O'Connell" <woc2@earthlink.net> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica]M6 vs F100 >Date: Sun, Jun 20, 1999, 3:13 PM > > I was trying to say it was a personal opinion, guess it didn't get thru. > My very first trip to the track was a Grand Prix in Germany with a Rollei TLR. I > didn't know any better. I wasn't bad. > My years of shooting races with SLRs no doubt contribute to my liking them over > the M6. I have used mf and af, I prefer af for the flexability - that is, I can > use which ever suites the need. One problem with the M6 is the lack of a long > lens. I find that I use the 200 most of the time unless I'm not trackside, then .........