Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Point and Shoot( bah, humbug)
From: "olivier nguyen" <oliviertnguyen@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:13:59 -0500

Sonny,
i am thinking the same thing with you.  M6 is small enough to fit into my 
jacket pocket.  it just more heavier than plastic P&S camera but it do all 
thing that you want to play with such as apeture, shutter speed etc.
best of all, optic quality
Olivier


>From: "SonC (Sonny Carter)" <sonc@sonc.com>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Point and Shoot( bah, humbug)
>Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:33:41 -0600
>
>I'm giving away my Olympus stylus, and my Minolta that looks like the
>Leica Mini.  I can't keep batteries in them, because I never use them.
>
>hmmm,  I'm tending to side with Mark Rabiner here.  I take my M6 or my
>CL out.  I almost always use the same film.  The 35 Summicron is glued
>to the CL and the 90 mm TE on the M6.
>
>I know the film, I know the cameras, I know the lenses.  I point and
>shoot.
>
>The CL fits in even my blazer pocket, but it is faster to use if it is
>in my hand.  Point, brain works without me thinking about it, camera
>mostly focuses itself, because I don't think about that either, the
>needle gets set right, and I don't think about it.  I only think about
>composing, and where the light is.
>
>Do you think about when to put the clutch in when you are driving?
>
>I don't have any modes to set.  No shutter lag.
>
>Battery dead?  f11 outside, 5.6 in the shade.
>
>Point, shoot.  finish roll, process.  Look at pictures.  Some are not
>what I wanted. Throw them away.
>
>Reload, go point and shoot some more.
>
>Regards,
>Sonny in Natchitoches
>http://www.sonc.com
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeffery L.Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 8:24 AM
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Point and Shoot
>
>
> > If you favor the 28mm focal length, the Ricoh GR1s is a fine P&S. If
>you
> > favor the 21mm focal length and have more money than you know what
>to do
> > with, consider the Ricoh 21mm P&S.
> >
> > But for the, the ultimate P&S for doing fine photography is the
>Konica
> > Hexar Silver. Give it your full consideration.
> >
> > Jeffery Smith
> >
> >
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