Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com> > ...it has to > increase the height of the classic by 2.5mm and adding > 40 grams. Now that's not much, but if you compare the > classic against the TTL, it sure makes the TTL look > bulky. ha-ha! when i got my 0.85, i needed to search far and wide for the rarer classic 0.85 over the TTL because: 1) i could never be clever enough to turn the dials of two M's in opposite directions but largely: 2) the M3 proportions are to me perfection; a camera consisting of golden rectangles. slathering 2.5mm of height is like adding 2.5 feet to the frieze of the parthenon. and straightening out the steps. and making the columns parallel. 1/2 :-) - -rei p.s. the TTLs are beautiful cameras, too, especially in chrome. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html