RE: [Leica] Fuji building an M

["Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>]

Then is the body is primary, wouldyou put a Tamron lens on it in favor of a
Leica?  I think not.
Think about it!

- -----Original Message-----
From: Alexey Merz [mailto:alexey@webcom.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 3:45 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji building an M


From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com> wrote:

> Face it, the reason we use the M is not the camera, its the lenses
> which have transcended time with their wonderful resolution 
> capabilities. 

Face it, Peter. The reasons that you have for using the M are 
different than the reasons that *I* have for using it. For 
me the bodies are primary and the lenses are secondary, but
wonderful, benefits. 

Your weighting of features is different than others'. 
Get over it.

I use the Leica because I love the finder, I love the way the 
body feels in my hands, I love the sound of the shutter and
the design philosophy that anything that does not add, detracts.
I would not want a metal shutter; I do not have problems with
loading; I do not require faster flash sync or motorized loading.

Here is the deal: you think that a Martin D18 acoustic guitar 
should be "upgraded" with double pickups and a whammy bar, to
make it more like a Fender Stratocaster. Peter, if you want an
electric guitar, Peter, *don't* buy an acuostic guitar and then
complain that it should be designed more like a solid body 
electric guitar.

If I wished for the features you specify I would buy a Hexar RF 
or a G2 or - much better yet - an EOS1n or F100 or Maxxum 9. And 
guess what: with judicious lens choices, these cameras would deliver 
essentially similar optical performance to the M.

Alexey