Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think because, for me, the 50mm woukld be so small that it would be worthless. the whole point of a w/a body would be to allow the use of the excellent 21/24/28/35 (would any finder that included the 21 make the 35 unusable?) without external finders. the 50 is already well catered for with tthe current two m6s. Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Wide Angle Body > Why not 21mm, 24, 28, 35, 50? > > Tom Schofield > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henry Ambrose" <digphoto@nashville.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 11:54 AM > Subject: [Leica] M6 Wide Angle Body > > > > 24, 28, 35, 50 frames! > > > > Yes, Yes, Yeeeesssssssssssssssssssssss! > > > > > > > > Henry Ambrose > > > > >What would be really nice would be, in addition to a wide-angle M, a > > >viewfinder fix for the present M6... > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeremy Kime > > >Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:53 AM > > >To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > > >Subject: RE: [Leica] The M6 Fugue > > > > > > > > >This suggestion (for a wide angle version) was put to Leica at the last > > >Photokina meeting. > > >They seemed vaguely interested. > > > > > >Jem > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: B. D. Colen [SMTP:bdcolen@earthlink.net] > > >> > > >> Far too logical a suggestion - why offer the camera with a set of > frames > > >> for > > >> the lenses for which it's most suited? > > >> B. D. > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > >> JohnnyDeadman > > >> > > >> on 23/3/00 11:18 am, Julian Thomas at Mimesis@btinternet.com wrote: > > >> > > >> > Now, how about an M6 w/a with frames only for 21-28mm?!! > > >> 21, 24, 28 and 35!! > > >> A brilliant idea. > > >> > > >> Johnny Deadman > > >> > > > > > > > >