Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- - > and heavy as the R8 (and the CL, of course, is the smallest and most > convenient of all). And one feels that both the CL and the M5 embody > "beautiful and very competently executed ergonomic design[s]" as > well---in fact, the shutter speed dials on both the CL and the M5 show > ergonomic designs superior to the other M cameras, by overhanging the > camera's top and front edges, therefore being conveniently manipulable > by one finger (a design now copied in the R8's shutter speed dial). > > I don't mean to argue with you, since you know a whole lot more about > these cameras than I do. I just don't understand your reasoning. > > Art: I completely agree with you. I love my M5. Actually it has features superior to the M6(e.g., shutterspeed readout). My college senior son uses the CL and his results surpass his Daddy's. If you want to be inconspicuous with a Leica, the pocketable CL(or CLE?) is the solution. Both of these cameras were "failures" on the marketplace because they were not like an M3! Regards, Andrew Jordan 35 miles south of LEICA USA p.s. Sherry Krauter thinks very highly of the build quality of the M5.