Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gotta love him. Chris - ----- Original Message ----- From: <Photovilla@aol.com> Subject: [Leica] new M camera thoughts > Hi Folks, > > Of course if I saw any new Leicas cameras at my store recently it would be a secret until next week. However, > > ...wouldn't it be cool if Leica made a new camera called the MP that was targeted right at professionals who still like to shoot film with a rangefinder camera? (Not those majority of pro's who want a Canon 1Ds or a Nikon D2x.) > > It could have an industrial pebbled leather and a black paint top and bottom, making it look sort of "tough and generic." Not a piece of jewelry. > > It would also have a small SS dial that turned in the direction of the M6 classic and all metal PV lever, rewind knob like the Millennium/M3, advance lever like the Millennium/M3 and a meter like the TTL with the green dot in the middle. > > Of course if it is aimed at a these retro professionals, it would have no markings at all on the front. Nothing that says Leica, no engravings, just plain black paint from the front. They could save the script "Leica" engraving for the top plate where it belongs as on M3/M2/M4's. Leave it there with just "MP-"and the serial number. > > The camera would have to be all mechanical of course...but it should also have low flare windows like the M7, and of course would be all brass. It would be the size of an M6 of course, not with the windows that are 2mm taller like the M6 TTL, but the original M3-4 size instead. > > It would have a black paint Leicavit made of brass shockingly similar to Tom's rapid winder (would Tom make them? Me thinks YES!) ...but most important THE RANGEFINDER WOULDN'T FLARE at all. > > They would have to finally get that one right so that no "white out" occurs at any angle. Just like the good 'ol M3. > > Why not throw in a slotted battery cover along with the regular one for those who like to use a coin to change batteries faster? > > The kicker is that only a couple hundred might ever make it to the US though...that is if such a camera is made... > > > ;-) > > cheers, > rich > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html