Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:04 PM 10/23/2007, Leonard Taupier wrote: >Oh Marc, You misunderstand. I don't dislike the IIIc. It's the only >Leica camera I own that I actually carry in my jeans pocket when I go >for a walk. But I can't tell an owner of an autofocus Nikon F5 system >to sell it and buy a IIIc instead, especially with an add-on self >timer and flash sync. I actually thought that part was a joke but I >didn't see a smiley. I really admire your love of the older gear and >the history behind it. And I read your book and like it. But you have >to admit the IIIc and Contax II is not for everybody. They aren't? Why not? And you should know by know that I do not use "emoticons". Photography is photography. And miniature-format photography really can only be learned by hard work with a basic camera such as a Leica IIIc or a Contax II or a Retina or a Werra III or the like. I am a contrarian, I guess. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!