Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So as not to be a lurker, here are my opinions: No other cameras have the small size, correct placement of controls and (most loved) rounded ends of the bodies that make holding and using Leicas so wonderful. Others have said this before, but I agree that taking pictures with a Leica is almost subconscious. I have to use Canon EOS gear on the job, but they're so complicated that it's refreshing to have a limited number of controls to worry about when I want to enjoy photography. (FWIW to the LUG, I've won 75 awards from the Wisconsin News Photographers Assoc., University Photographers Assoc. of America, Wisconsin Industrial Photographers Assoc. and the most taken with any one camera brand were Leica shots. One was even a screw mount. Leicas feel part of me.) I like the simplicity of the M3 for black & white, where I usually just guess the exposure from experience and develop by inspection. For color, my favorite meter is a Sekonic Studio Deluxe. No batteries needed for camera or meter! I'm trying to keep life simple with computers too. I use a PowerMac 8500 at the office, and have NO computer at home. Alan Magayne-Roshak