Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/25

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica S1
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 08:53:52 -0700

My F5 could definitely pass as a lethal weapon.....I think it
could crack someone's skull if necessary!

At 06:41 PM 6/24/98 , you wrote:
>At 08:41 AM 6/24/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Eric.......why does a photojournalist NEED an SLR?  What can you not
>>accomplish (except for TTL flash) with an M camera?
>
>Photojournalists have to be flexible, and fast. Macro lenses for the
>picture fo the thistle weevil on the tip of the finger of the etymologist.
>
>Extreme lenses for when people are shooting at police or photographers and
>they don't want to get M6 close to get a useful picture. 
>
>Football. I shot it ounce with a 35mm lens (practice) ---Ouch!
>
>Zoom lenses.
>
>Extreme wide lenses - though this is less of a valid argument since you can
>adapt a 16mm f/8 hologon while they're still available. But for about the
>same money used, why not an R 15mm Super Elmar.
>
>TTL flash, as you say, 
>
>automatic exposure, 
>
>Shutter priority,
>
>1/8000 second shutter, 
>
>1/250 flash sync, 
>
>exacting composition at close settings that are parallax-free.
>
>There are other reasons, I guess.
>
>They're bigger, so better for self defense against thugs? :-)
>-- 
>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
>Borg-Cola: Not the choice of the next generation.
>