Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --On Monday, March 11, 2002 11:01 PM -0500 Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > Rolfe, > >> > Well, Rolfe, I do know what I'm doing...and I have never had the basket >> > get in my way at all...NOR has that EVER been discussed as being a >> > problem, since I've been on this list. >> >> I think John Collier just mentioned it within the past 24 hours. > > Yes, I am sure there are a few who have had the same issue...once or > twice, no doubt, but as I said, it has NEVER been mentioned as a problem > as long as I've been here...not have I ever had that "problem", and I am > VERY skeptical that it is even a common problem...knowing how even the > smallest issue gets brought up here frequently, much less common ones. Well, if you expect me to refute the argument that the LUG frequently deals with mintuia -- forget it! >> I'm probably the same as everyone else -- I'm not going to remove >> something >> unless circumstances demand it. But I'm also not going to order a >> part from >> Leica to add it unless I really need it. And in this case >> (accompanying the >> addition of a Rapidwinder) you don't really need it. > > I do not REALLY NEED it, that is certain. On the same line of thought, > nor do I need a lense on the camera either I can use a piece of cardboard > with a pinhole in the middle of it...nor do I need a built-in meter, good > old "sunny 16" will do, or even a built-in viewfinder for that matter, > just shoot from the hip! > > I find it funny that some people are defending not using this frigging > basket (that the camera WAS designed to be used with, mind you), and I'd > bet that if the RapidWinder DID come with this basket, most no one here > would take the time to remove it...much less even discuss it. That is probably true. However, as one who uses my M3 almost as frequently as my M6's, I have often wondered as I loaded the M6's -- gee what is this basket thing for and what does it do that isn't getting done on the M3? Since I added the Rapidwinders, I now know the answer -- absolutely nothing! - -- Rolfe Tessem rolfe@ldp.com Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html