Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thank you, mark! eastland writes so eloquently why i had felt left out of the m6TTL and m7 generation and why this little gem is so captures my imagination! - -rei On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 12:09:22PM -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote: > rabinergroup.com/pdfs/ClassicMP.pdf > > The above download is a 4 page PDF written by Jonathan Eastland as I was > talking about yesterday which I have uploaded for him so the LUG can > take a look at it. I tried sending a PDF to the lug and guess what? No go! > > Jonathan gives us quite a perspective to view were we all are on this > whole Leica thing and has gotten me quite worked up on it! > > ...As we prepare to trade in all our gear for digital whatever. > > Some of his issues: > > The demise of the M6 TTL. > The Pull up film rewind knob as in the M3. > Improved exposure measurement display from the M6TTL > and two stage low battery display. > Many viewfinder improvements described > > The reborn Leicavit with three stage gearing against Tom's Rapidwinder > with it's ultra simple user repairable gearing and much lower price. > (That's how I see it at least). This on the LUG will be an ongoing and > interesting thread as some of us try out the Leicavit. > My question will the smoothness and compactness Leica brings us in the > Leicavit possibly be worth the much higher price? It's bound to be for > some. I doubt me. But the proof is in the pudding. > > And the new scalloped barrelled lenses on the MP. > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > Email: mark@rabinergroup.com > Fax: 503-221-0308 > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html