Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/21

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Subject: RE: [Leica] <no subject>
From: thibault collin <tc-lnc@u-picardie.fr>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 15:52:24 +0200

At 09:35 21/06/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>> Olympus OM3Ti (to
>>     expensive, outdated) and some other stuff.>
>>
>> Outdated? Small,light, incredible metering (multiple spot averaging,
>> hi-lite/shadow calculations, 4 minute, EV 0-19 spot meter exposure) a vast
>> array of new and used very good (and many excellent) lenses for reasonable
>> prices, MLU (via self timer), etc. Expensive? A new OM3Ti is $1,500, not
>> expensive by Leica standards. The new and used OM4T's are much less and
>> offer, IMO, more features. Outdated? Not in my experience. This system
>> compliments my Leica M system perfectly.
>> Sam Alexander
>
>Dr. Black Tape Concurs:
>
>The OM3-4 metering system may be simply THE best internal metering available
>for the thinking photographer. The body weighs LESS than an M6 body. The
>ergonomics of the body are somewhat dated, but given the other features, so
>what...The OM3-4 is/are the reflex Leica should have built.
>
>
>
>
And it's a superbly designed camera...
thib.