Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: the Texas M2
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 06:37:11 +0100
References: <B81A0CA3.E144%dante@umich.edu>

Hi Dante,

Thanks for this review. I have one of the new generation Texas Leicas, the
GSW690III. It has a fixed 5.6/65mm lens. I am glad it does not have
interchangeable lenses (and neither does my Rolleiflex), so it does not tempt me
into Leica-like expenditures...

Nathan

"dante@umich.edu" wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I was cleaning out a huge number of old email messages and there were some
> inquiries from the LUG and  RF list members about the Fuji "Texas M2" that I
> never got around to answering.  I just completed a web page on it that
> should provide enough material to understand it.  I put in some pictures
> this time so that the scale would be apparent (I even included a real
> Leica).
>
> http://www.dantestella.com/technical/g690bl.html
>
> I think this item may be of interest to Leicaphiles and 6x9 fans, because it
> so closely resembles pocketable Ms in function while scoring a huge neg. The
> interchangeable lenses are fun, too.
>
> Dante
>
> PS: I am filling in my "blue items," and if any topic looks like it would be
> of more interest than others, let me know and I will do those first.  My
> goal is to fill it all in by the end of the year.  I am trying to
> concentrate on items that don't have a lot of web discussion first ‹ so the
> discussion of the three faces of TMX will have to wait until the end.
>
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In reply to: Message from "dante@umich.edu" <dante@umich.edu> ([Leica] re: the Texas M2)