Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/23

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Thread Mount Camera Poll
From: ekowaleski at twmi.rr.com (Ed Kowaleski)
Date: Thu Sep 23 05:37:30 2004
References: <l03130305bd77b0483e1b@[129.89.124.186]>

I have a IIIG with a bunch of lenses that I love to look at.  It has a 
marvellous "feel" and makes me recall the fun I had taking pictures in the 
1950s with a IIIf..  Periodically, as my memory dims, I take it and shoot up 
several rolls of film (so I can justify keeping the camera) and then pick up 
an M7 or M6 and wonder why I bothered ever using the IIIG.  No, I have no 
intention of selling the IIIG but it sure makes one appreciate how user 
friendly an M7 can be.

Ed Kowaleski


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Magayne-Roshak" <amr3@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:57 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Thread Mount Camera Poll


>
>>Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004
>>From: GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
>>Subject: [Leica] Leica Thread Mount Camera Poll
>>
>>Who still uses their LTM camera?
>>Regards,
>>
>>Greg
> .........................................................................
>
> I use my IIIf BD with 50mm Summicron, Nikkor 28mm f/3.5, Nikkor 35mm 
> f/1.8,
> Nikkor 85mm f/2, Enna Lithagon 85mm f/1.5, and Elmar 90mm f/4.  Since
> 85-90mm is my favorite focal length, I wish I had a IIIg so a separate
> viewfinder wasn't needed.
>
> I was just shooting racing sculls on the river last Saturday and overheard
> two guys comparing megapixels on their digital P&S.  Then one said, "I 
> hope
> this battery doesn't run out; I don't want to have to walk back to my 
> truck
> and miss something."
>
> I couldn't resist saying, "I'm using a 53 year-old, 20 megapixel camera
> that doesn't even use batteries."
>
> Alan
>
> Alan Magayne-Roshak
> Senior Photographer
> Visual Imaging
> Univ. of Wis.- Milwaukee
> Information & Media Technologies
> amr3@uwm.edu
> (414) 229-4282/6525
>
>
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