Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on. With today's manufacturing and what not, what's feasible to "pack" into a small M mount camera? What would one have to "give up" vs. an M3-7 body? What could feasibly be added? Scott Mark Rabiner wrote: >>Coenen: Low-cost models are incompatible with our brand image. If you >>want something less expensive, you can buy used ones. Current M models >>are compact enough as high quality 35mm film cameras. >> >> >> > > >Bring back the Barnack. > >This quote above coincidently to me is Leicas single biggest flaw. > >In the mid 50s with the M mount came a camera witch was just too big. > >The Leica LTM or screwmount and the other rangefinder cameras of that era >are the "right size". >The only decent humane size a camera outa be. > >No one thought about getting a point and shoot to take with them when they >were not up to dragging their IIIA around. Or Contax, Nikon, Canon of that >ilk. > >These cameras if the lens was collapsible or pancake went right in your >pocket. Not vest pocket. But a nice pocket. > >Yes the M3 was a classic but in another way it was the beginning of the >downhill for Leica. >They never rethunk and went smaller. > >Expect when the m5 almost imploded the place. >Then they just went back to the previous model. > >OK I almost forgot the CL CLE fiasco. >They had a kind of strange hands off approach to that. >Like it as a B movie someone else was putting out for them >Should have taken it more seriously and stuck with it if you ask me. > >But put an M mount in a LTM body and you are going to sell some cameras. > >Bring back the Barnack. > > >Mark Rabiner >Photography >Portland Oregon >http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >