[Leica] rangefinders . . .cheap ones that is.

[Aubin <aubin@aa.net>]

Mark,

not to disagree, they are as you say, P&S cameras that are also
rangefinders, after a fashion.  My issue is the speed and lack of 
control.  I just want full manual control, and fast glass.  F:3.4 - F:6.7
is not fast, hell, its not even medium . . .its damn slow.

Top shutter speeds of 1/250 - 1/400 aren't much better, I'd like at 
least 1/500, but more importantly, want to go down to 1 sec in 
full stop increments. 

Give me a small simple body with full shutter speeds 1 - 1/500th, and 
using a 35mm F:2 lens, and life is good.  If it takes a 28 mm and
or a 24mm (read M mount here!), even better.  Hell, it doesn't even 
have to have frame lines for the widest lenses, just tell me where 
its metering, I'll manage the rest.

The only thing that keeps me from buying the Minilux or the TVs is 
the lack of total control.  Well, that and the lack of range in speed 
or aperture.  At least my $50 canonette gave me that.  

Maybe I should find someone who could mount a summicron 35
onto a canonette.  It would be a misogynistic beast, but it would 
give me what I want.  Yeah, I know the shutter is in the lens on the
canon, but still . . .what could be done along those lines, anyone 
know for a fact????

Norm

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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 12:02:57 -0700
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica M variant . .some thoughts (long)

I surprised people here don't realize that a point and shoot is a
viewfinder/rangfinder camera. And Leica has already done it's share in that
department. Plenty of little auto red dots to choose from.
Mark Rabiner