Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/04

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Subject: Re: Vs: [Leica] Leica R death
From: "Steve Caspersen" <mectau@home.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 19:16:10 -0700
References: <93.164d909.270cd5a5@aol.com>

Which R zooms do you find useful?

=Steve Caspersen
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <FIGLIO4CAP@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: Vs: [Leica] Leica R death


> In a message dated 10/4/00 11:06:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net writes:
>
> << retain the inherent superiority
>  of the M and LTM cameras for general photography. >>
> Well, I guess it is a matter of opinon, but I do not think the M and LTM
are
> inherently superior. I have had both systems since 1968 and have always
found
> the R cameras more useful.  I am not a street photographer, but when I
have
> ventured into that arena I have preferred the little Minox 35 mm cameras
as
> being quieter and faster than even the M.
> I do do travel quite a bit and have found the R cameras more useful
> especially with the new zooms.
> Bob Figlio

Replies: Reply from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> (Re: Vs: [Leica] Leica R death)
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