Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] leica m = retro?
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 12:21:43 -0700
 
Agreed.  Are hammers "retro" just because nail-guns have been invented?

Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Guy Bennett [mailto:guybnt@idt.net]
>Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 12:48 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: [Leica] leica m = retro?
>

>
>what's 'retro' about the m6? seems to me that it's the latest 
>formulation
>of a well-tried, effective design that reaches back almost a 
>century. if
>folk find the m6 retro 'cause it doesn't have the latest whiz-bang
>features, i think they've missed the point.