Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] "State of the Art"
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 20:48:49 -0500

At 12:11 PM 5/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>John McLeod wrote:
> 
>...If state of the art means fast auto-focus, motor drives, and matrix
>metering, then, sure, Nikon and Canon are the leaders...I am convinced

An SR-71 (older than the old 35 M Summilux <G>) Blackbird is the fastest
airplane in the world. They still won't admit how fast it will go. It's
state of the art. But I wouldn't want to fly to Oregon in one (more than
once just for the experience) and I couldn't afford it if they'd take me!

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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO

More hay, Trigger? No thanks, Roy, I'm stuffed!