[Leica] M9's.. Used.....

[john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster)]

Contax G1/G2 technically were not rangefinders as they were AF only

john

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Mmmmm. Sushi with ketchup.  ;)

Contax G1 / G2? Konica Hexar? The plethora of others that use rangefinding
mechanisms (IR) for focusing?


Phil Forrest


On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:07:24 +1000
Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote:

> M is for Messsucher which means rangefinder ;-) No doubt tht there 
> will be an M10 but it won't autofocus M lenses.
> You can't have an autofocus rangefinder! That would be like a 
> Lagavulin with fruit juice, a digital Patek Philippe,  a Mont Blanc 
> crayon or Sushi with ketchup and a side of fries
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> 
> *Lighting- eyes- action*
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> 
> 
> 
> On 22 October 2011 22:28, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > I thought about it - but decided it was too heavy and limiting for 
> > my preferred subjects - wildlife and people on the streets. That is 
> > why I would love a M10 with autofocus and halfway decent low light 
> > performance. I would even buy new lenses for it, can you believe!
> > (-: Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> >