Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.foto-contact.de/meldung.htm$N12576 From Babel Fish: "With the Leica cm the Leica Camera AG, presents Solms, a high-quality similar compact camera in the long-lived titanium housing. The camera is characterised by a fast lens and unusual optical achievements. Apart from comfortable mechanism functions the Leica cm offers also various manual adjustment possibilities. Individually selected screen values and the manual focusing give creative clearance to the photographer. Naturally also an autofocus is available in the program mechanism. As the first compact camera of Leica she is installed in Germany. The high performance objective Leica Summarit 1:2,4/40 mm was counted by the Leica optics specialist in Solms. a "goal of the new development of the Leica cm was to redefine the optical and mechanical quality point in the compact camera class. With their high Werthaltigkeit and the timeless elegance is the Leica cm with the compact ones in the position, which is taken by the Leica Messsucherkameras with the camera systems ", means Roland Wolff, product manager of the division compact cameras of the Leica Camera AG. The Leica cm in the titanium housing with an elegant covering with leather with leather is ajar against the classical Design of the Leica m-Systemkameras. For the organization of the compact camera the citizen of Berlin designer professor Achim Heine is responsible. The control elements are clearly positioned. The photographer is thereby informed always about current attitudes and can functions at any time control and steer, without the camera of the eye takes to have. The noncommittal price recommendation for the Leica cm amounts to 1,000, - euro." Jay Burleson “Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” H. L. Mencken www.jayburleson.com - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 09/18/03 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html