Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/20
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The differences
to me are that the Leica, because smaller, is less conspicuous, more
convenient (i.e., pocketable), and lighter in weight, and it's also
quieter. But how with an M camera "you are directly confronting your
subject" any more than with a Nikon, or "are part of the camera" any
more than with a manual SLR, or why you have "DOF...calculated in your
head...[and]...have prefocussed for all intents and purposes" any more
than with a non-autofocus SLR, and so why you should be "ahead of the
shot" any more than with a Nikon, all of these supposed distinctions of
"technique" (and/or "style") elude my understanding entirely. --Art
Peterson
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Art,
My Nikon FM reflex is lighter than my M3. A reflex goes thru a complex series
of time-consuming coordinated mechanical functions before the shutter fires.
The reflex viewfinder is always focused at the largest aperture of the lens
used, so other elements in the composition are out of focus. You must either
use the stop down button or imagine what the elements in focus will be. With
a reflex we usually prefer to focus rather than preset focus because the
viewfinder image is rather uncertain otherwise. No such second thoughts with
an M.
Bob R