Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, the term 'miniature' camera!! A IIIA, or a Retina I, or a "contessa" -- now that's "miniature".....the M-series and the Nikon RFDRs were ALREADY too big!!! and the SLRs.. shit, they're bigger and heavier than a Zeiss Super Ikonta, or an early rolleiflex......try to beat one of those with your "superior" 35mm lenses!!! Walt On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Walter S Delesandri wrote: > > > > I find it amusing that the photographic community insists on > > referring to the FM, FM2, etc. as "professional" equipment... > snip > > You Leica types will understand, even the "feel" of the FM-2etc > > didn't inspire confidence....Nikon announced the FM as a nikkormat > > replacement during the production of the F2....only after the > > demise of the F2 was it billed as a "pro mechanical body" -- > > which it CLEARLY wasn't/isn't...... > > > snip > Thought the FM was Nikons answer to the revolutionary OM-1 which > significaly lightened the load on the foundations of camera stores and > photographers necks everywhere. The SLR world had not been the same > since untill the Nikons F4/5 and Leica R8. But the R8 is not as heavy as > it is big. It's time to scale down agian. > Mark Rabiner >