Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]People are always reluctant to change...... If GM were Leica we would still be driing 1962 Impalas, but then again I happened to like the Impala. > ---------- > From: Raimo Korhonen[SMTP:raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi] > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: Sunday, December 06, 1998 1:54 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] your opinion about G2 > > I have thought that it is just this very thing that appeals to the Leica > traditionalists - that so little has changed from the M3 of 1954. > Raimo > photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen > nyt myös Kameralehden juttuja suomeksi > ---------- > > From: Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) <peterk@lucent.com> > > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > > Subject: RE: [Leica] your opinion about G2 > > Date: 06. joulukuuta 1998 5:25 > > > > Man, are you gonna p.o. a lot of Leica lovers with this comment. > Imagine > > telling them their M is actually little changed since 1954....blasphemy > I > > tell you. It plain blasphemy. > > > > Peter K > > > > > ---------- > > > From: TEAShea@aol.com[SMTP:TEAShea@aol.com] > > > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1998 2:58 PM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] your opinion about G2 > > > > > > << I would classify the G2 as an "interchangeable-lens > point-and-shoot" > > > rather than a high-tech Leica M. >> > > > > > > The G2 is certainly not a point and shoot. It is a very fine camera > that > > > excels in many ways. The construction and finish are excellent, with > high > > > quality control in the finish of the camera and lenses. The G2 is > > > remarkably > > > capable. Although I prefer my M6's for certain situations, there are > many > > > others where I choose my G2 system. > > > > > > I suppose the reference to the Leica M being high tech is a joke - > > > compared to > > > the G2. Of course (funny remarks aside), the M is very low tech and > the > > > G2 is > > > quite high tech. > > > > > > Tom Shea > > > >