Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/09

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Trica
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:13:36 -0400

> 
> However, today due to many "I will die with my manual focus Leica in my
> hands" folks becoming more involved with digital auto focus slr's of 
> various
> makes (me for one, due to vision loss in my one good eye.) :-(  I now use a
> Canon auto focus slr for much of my main photography. Other than when I use
> the M8, because without a doubt the rangefinder still works absolutely
> perfect, even with lessoning the sight I still can make out the focus patch
> just fine. Thank you Great Spirit!.
> 
> I'd be very surprised if some day Leica doesn't have a string of auto-focus
> lenses available, maybe not in my life time, but if and when  they come out
> with a smashing new SLR it will be with new autofocus lenses. Despite what
> may have been said in the past.
> And what many will say in a rebut to this post, it will happen if they ever
> go back to making SLR Leicas!
> 
> ted 


Well the new S system is AF.
I love AF. But when its not there I don't miss it.


Mark William Rabiner





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