Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/25

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Leica CL with 40mm
From: dlevy@worldy.com
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:13:33 -0400

At 10:56  24/09/96 -0700, you wrote:
>At 11:18 AM 9/24/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>Eric (Welch),
>>
>>Then both Newton and I are both off the wall, because I use a Leica CL with
>>the 40mm in my mix of equipment. The combo never disappointed me. It permits
>>me to travel light with professional equipment and results.
>
>Well, I'm sure Newton's smartest move was to own a CL. I never said
>anything to denigrate the CL, did I? The G1/2 and their ilk are not pro
>cameras, in the same class as the M6, and neither is the CL and relatives.
>In my opinoion, note. My boss has a CL too and loves it. But they are not
>my cup of tea. My hands are rather large, and doesn't like such tiny little
>cameras. But then I used to love lugging around my 280 2.8 Apo Telyt! <g>
>It was such an awesome piece of glass.
>
>===========
>Eric Welch
>Grants Pass, OR
>
>Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
>
What is a "'pro' camera"? I have seen and read articles for years which site
this, but I have not seen a uniform definition of the term.
Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto, Ont.
dlevy@worldy.com


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