Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] On Leica Medium format
From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 13:43:35 -0700

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.

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