Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/12
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Mike Johnston wrote:
>Cameras of the Century
>___________________
>
> ....and only off the top of my head (I picture Marc salivating,
>ready to pounce <g>)*
>
>1900-1940s: View and stand cameras, including the Graflexes
>
>1930s-1950s: Rollei TLR and copies
>
>1952 to maybe early- or mid-'60s**: Leica M rangefinders
>
>1960s-1990s: All Nikons and the accompanying raft of other Japanese SLRs
>
>1990s-2000: three letters: EOS
>
>1980s-2000: the hordes of nameless unidentifiable blobby-black
>point-and-shoots :-(
>
As a list of "cameras of those decades" you are probably on the mark. As a
camera of the century, I'm incline to pick Leica.
Dan K.
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