Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Hi Henning, > >Six slows in just two and one half paragraphs! > >Must be a new LUG record! > >I'm still hoping your going to post some more of your recent nature >shots here or at your web site. > >I'd buy the R2 and a inexpensive user lens. > >Regards, > >Greg > >Henning Wulff wrote: > >>At 5:41 PM -0700 5/22/02, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>>John Collier wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.cameraquest.com/classics.htm >>>> >>>> I have always heard about how lovely the IIIg is and had a chance to try >>>> one several weeks back. All I can say is...get an M camera...really! >>>> >>>> John Collier >>>> >>> >>>How come? >> >> >>The IIIg loads like any other screw mount camera (slow) has a wind >>knob (slow) has a separate focus window (slow) and has a -ta da- >>screw mount for the lenses (slow). Also, the finder, while better >>than that of the cameras that came before, is still squinty and >>small in comparison. >> >>I used a IIIg and other screw mount cameras for many years, before >>I had the means to upgrade. They take pictures; often even fine >>pictures, but they are slow. Sometimes their small size doesn't >>compensate enough for them being slow. Sometimes the picture >>doesn't wait. An M6 or M7 is a much quicker camera in practice, and >>you can see better what you are doing. >> >>On the other hand, a IIIg with collapsible Summicron is lovely to fondle. >> >>Take your pick. It's not just screw mount Leicas that are -slow-. I just got a new computer, and it's taking a bit of time to set up. Hopefully, I'll be able to do some scanning a bit faster after that. I have a lot to do. - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html