Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I find it amusing that the photographic community insists on > referring to the FM, FM2, etc. as "professional" equipment... "Professional" has to do with the nature of the application, not with how rugged, reliable, or how good the equipment feels. > You Leica types will understand, even the "feel" of the FM-2etc > didn't inspire confidence.... I don't agree at all, but I understand what you're getting at. I've been in plenty situations in professional work where I was more confident in the abilities of the FM2N. Do I prefer the M6 to the FM2N? Yes, in some aspects. But I don't think this has anything to do with whether or not a camera is "professional equipment." > only after the demise of the F2 was it billed as a "pro mechanical > body" Nikon can market the camera any way it wants, but the end users (and the test of time) are the better judges. no archive