Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Point and shoot survey.
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 19:11:04

At 23:07 18/12/97 -0700, you wrote:

>After all the trouble needed to acquire a Leica, why leave it at home, in
>favor of a $150 point-and-shoot? And for that matter, why not use the
>money>on a Pentax ME or some other ultrasmall, common SLR.

It is not always a good idea to use two or three thousand pounds (dollars)
worth of camera for every picture taking project. Nor is it always possible
or advisable to use something as large or slow in use as a Leica
rangefinder camera or a 35m slr. Sometimes an pocketable autofocus camera
such as a Minilux or Mini 3 is the ideal tool for the job. It depends what
you're doing, and where you are.

Joe Berenbaum