Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike wrote: >>>**purely hypothetical question: if you could have ONLY a Leica M6 >>>with a >>>Cosina 35mm f/1.7 Ultron lens on it, OR a Konica Hexar RF >>>with a Leica >>>35mm f/1.4 ASPH on it, which would you want to actually >>>shoot pictures >>>with??? Alexey wrote: >>Now THAT is a good question! And the answer may well be the >>M6 with the >>Ultron, I'm afraid. Which suggests that my M6 body is even >>more important >>(to me) than the lovely 35 1.4 ASPH that currently lives on said body. >> >>I hope I don't have to make that choice, though. B.D. wrote: >wouldn't you first want to hold and use the Hexar RF >to see what it's REALLY like? Yes, but only out of curiosity. But the battery dependance and 0.6X magnification (I shoot with an M6 HM) alone disqualify the Hexar-RF as my primary camera body. I *will* consider it as a secondary body, along with an M2, M4-2, or used M6. But that was not the question! Hell, B.D. If I want a camera that requires batteries and has a really lo-mag finder and an autowinder, I'll use my Ricoh GR1. Unlike the Hexar, Hexar RF, or M6 HM it actually fits in my shirt pocket. - -Alexey