Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]agree with emu 110%. I took a M35 around the world as backup to a M6 and picked up a second M35 in Kathmandu. The Minox 35 GT has a self-timer, which an M6 sure doesn't. The s/t is great for those indoor architecturals and museum stealth shots. The M35 has an excellent tessar family lens and fiberglass body. Bill Lawlor .............. From: emu <ernestmurphy@mac.com> Subject: [Leica] backup choices Message-ID: <200101142224.OAA12516@hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net> References: My favorite backup camera (I'm not a pro) is a Minox 35GL. Sometimes I carry a second M body as a backup, for lens versatility when I think I need it, but mostly, I like traveling light. Hence the Minox 35. A Minox 35 is a great street shooter. It looks more like a toy than a "serious" camera and so the intimidation factor is less. I think of it as the updated successor of the original Leica: small, light, no rangefinder, collapsible fixed lens of high quality. And aperture-priority metering.