Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Dernie wrote: ><Snip> > Perhaps Leitz were right all along and rangefinders ARE more suitable for > most photography and reflex cameras are only better for a minority of > specialist uses. They hung on for some time waiting for photographers to > realise this before making the Leicaflex><Snip> Ironically if you thing about it most point and shoots are viewfinder/rangefinder cameras. You don't get mirror black out and vibration with those. THIS is what got people realizing the disadvantages of SLR's. Did with me. I had a weekly column ten years ago in a paper and did one weeks shooting with a Fuji point and shoot. Looked better than the stuff I had been getting with my Nikon SLR's and was a real relief and pleasure to use. And a pain to go back to SLR mirror blackout the following week. THEN is was for me a Rollei 35 and then Leica M6!!!. Mark William Rabiner :)