[Leica] Leica to Pen F defectors

[goldman@math.umn.edu]

	I was not a defector, but in the early 70's, I owned both the M2 
with 35, 50, 90 and a Pen F with several lenses, and a Pen W.
	Owning two systems was a real pain.  Before going out to shoot or 
going on a vacation, I would waste a lot of time trying to decide which 
system to take. For vacations, I often took both.
	Half frame also biases you to shoot vertical format, which didn't 
suit my style.
	Most important, when I look at my pictures from that era, the 
Leica shot are far ahead of the Pen's, both in content and technical 
quality. Leica rangefinder-viewfinder seeing suits me much better than 
groundglass.
	I am a bug on lightweight systems and will continue to try new 
ones such as the Bessa R2.  But the final decision is based on the 
resulting pictures and the ease of using the system. Heavy systems 
take away all of my pleasure in photographing (as an amateur) and I will not 
use them.
Jay Goldman
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