Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A Red Dot story
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 11:54:41 -0700
References: <1120AB2026ABD211A82600A024B97137C12A@einstein.morton.org.uk>

leica@davidmorton.org wrote:
> 
> Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
> "Yes but was that not BEFORE the powerful yet small Vivitar 283 came out and
> changed everything?"
> 
> No. The Metz 45 was the standard flash before the 283 came out and continued
> to be so for many afterwards. The 283 didn't "change everything", what
> finally changed things for the better was faster flash sync speeds on pro
> SLRs.
> 
> --
> David Morton
> dmorton@journalist.co.uk
> 
what!? you mean those potato mashers?
I think over here they disappeared fast once the Vivitar came out!


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/

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