Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/20/04 7:31 AM, "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi Mark, > no the M5 is not overweight. It is the nicest M to use > in my experience but it is very ugly, the non rounded > ends make the front look very big and the lens very > small, aesthetically unpleasing. > In fact it was probably the first M to be "styled", > all the Ms and earlier cameras being designed by the > engineering requirement and not styled at all. I > suspect that if the M5 hadn't been "styled" it would > look a lot better. > Frank > It looks and works good with a Noctilux on the front of it. I can speak for that. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/