Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Dave, > >I agree and disagree with you. We most definitely need to appreciate the M >for what it is. But on the same note, I think we should push Leica to >continue to improve the camera. TTL was a very nice step in that direction. >There are other things that could be improved, also. > >Society, in general, has not gotten to where it is today simply be >appreciating where it was at. We are where we are today because people >continue to push for "improvements". I am not about to debate if this >"improvements" are really improvements. My only point is that it is only >Human nature to what to change and improve things. > >Sam This position presupposes that "improvements" are universal - i.e. that we all want the same thing - and that is not the case. For example, I personally don't give a flaming fig what the speed sync of the M6 is since I never use flash. A faster sync speed is immaterial to me. The same is true of AE, AF, and other electronic "improvements" - don't want 'em, don't need 'em; that's why I chose to use an M camera. Now, the ability to use a 24 or 21 lens w/out an external viewfinder (i.e. with internal brightlines), *that* would be an improvement for me. Guy