Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes but this is 2002 They finally came out with an aperture preferred camera decades after they could have. They have done nothing to improve upon their M2 RF. and they gave up on long lenses after the m4-p. It's too little too late and they are now stuck in a niche market which can be taken away from them if any of the large mfgs ever decide to do so. The whole thing is a joke really. The M series is now as limited as it is irrelevant. Sorry Javier - --- Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote: > >It's a very limited system > >It has a limited range of lenses > >It has a limited range of shutter speeds > >It has a 2FPS winder and no motor drive > >It has no focus assist > >It is impossible to do macro work with it. > >What do you want from me? > > > >OK.. > >It's an incredibly useful and versatile system!!!! > >I use it to take pictures of pet rabbit Andy. > >Happy? > >Javier > > No need to get too heated ;-) For me, the M is the > most versatile of > my cameras, and the one I use more often than > anything else. For me, > the M would be the last camera I would sell -- if I > could ever bring > myself to sell anything ;-) I have to dispute the > above: > > "limited": certainly not by imagination or > reputation. Some of the > finest images of the last century were taken with > this system. When > mixed with the second hand market, its also one of > the broadest > systems, with microscope attachments, copy stands > etc etc > "range of lenes": well not really, what other system > can bolt on > anything from 12 to 800mm. Now I know the tele's > require a visoflex, > but it can be done, and with the AE function of the > M7, it may almost > be "easy" > "shutter speeds": Lowish by today's standards, but > not a complete put > down. My Rollei's remain useful as do the Blad's, > and they are > limited even further. Choice of film etc is a usual > fix > "winders": yeah, if you want winders. Tom's rapid > winder seems to > satisfy most of those who use it > "focus assist": its the central patch. You match the > two images, and > it "automatically" assists you to chose the correct > distance ;-) > "macro": see visoflex and microscope systems. M > users have been > taking close ups longer than most SLR's have > existed. Admittedly its > not "point and shoot", but certainly not impossible > "what do I want from you": nothing really > "happy": yes ;-) I work hard on not being unhappy > thanks and > > Cheers > -- > Alastair Firkin > > http://www.afirkin.com > > http://www.familyofman2.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html