Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:10 AM -0400 7/15/00, Austin Franklin wrote: >> If Leica would make a medium format camera, I'm sure it would be >> preferable to a Hassy, > >I am curious, why? > >> If I did >> buy the medium format, though, I'm sure I'd take a membership out at the >> gym so that I could be in better shape to haul the heavy camera around. > >The Leica M6 with the 75 1.4 is only around %10 lighter than a Hasselblad >with 110/2. The Hasselblad body is very light, and is cast/machined >aluminum. Over 50% more. Not counting any accessories on the Hasselblad other than film back. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com