Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:58 PM 7/22/96 -0400, you wrote: >If quality is going to be characteristic of Leicas, >there's little reason to augment the M line. No one competes with Leica for >the fastest of all 50mm lenses. [Unfortunately, I could never afford one.] > Sorry, but I just cannot resist. Canon makes a 50 mm. f1.0 SLR lens today. I've never seen a test comparing it with the Noctilux, but its price is comparable. >The SLR version of the Leica M series is the Nikon FM. A Leica similar to the >FM should have been the foundation model for Leica's reflex line. Now Nikon >has perfected the manual FM to the point where it has no competitors of equal >stature. > Well, I've used a Nikon FM2. It's a nice camera but lacks a great many of the features of the R6. Among other things, it has no spotmeter (just the awkward Nikon centerweighted thing), no mirror lifter, and no TTL flash. I guess I'd argue that the R6 is of much more than equal "stature" with the FM--though not much greater in size! I don't know if you've used an R6 but my guess is that it would appeal to you greatly. > >As for Leica point and shoot cameras, I still can't figure that out beyond >the obvious exploitation of Leica name prestige for the consumers market. Right, and (except for the Minilux) it's too bad. But it may be financially necessary. >Bob > Charles E. Love, Jr. 517 Warren Place Ithaca, New York 14850 607-272-7338 CEL14@CORNELL.EDU