Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My wife might buy the "I like the black paint cameras for purely tactile reasons...." line. Where your wife questions it, mine might actually like this touchy, feely approach. [What I'm saying is I'd better have a damn good reason for buying another Leica and the "tactile" approach is probably better than any dumb reason I could think up. I have four M's so it's a bit difficult to just say I "need" it......even though ALL of YOU would understand that reason.] Speaking of getting a life there's a four year-old and a six year-old who are waiting for me so they can go to bed. Yawn John >John, the black paint M6TTL's are a bit shiny, but they do brass nicely once >you start using them. The paint does not "dull" as such, but it is less >noticeable after a while. I like the black paint cameras for purely tactile >reasons. They have a bit of a "warmer" feel than the chrome or black chrome >ones >(Tuulikki, my wife, claims that I should get a life rather than comparing >tactile sensory experiences with different finishes on cameras!). There is a >persistent rumour that there will be a small series of LHSA Cameras with 0,58 >finders in them. That's the one to grab as that finder is the best Leica ever >made, at least if you are going to use the 35mm lenses. >All the best, >Tom A - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html