Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Shulman wrote: > > Doesn't sound right to me--Leica obviously went to a great deal of > trouble creating an M2/3-manque camera with modern viewfinder and meter. > Why would they want to spoil the effect with the wrong shutter speed > dial--one of the very elements that gives the camera its charm? If they > were to do that, I think they'd have a lot of unsold $2600 cameras in > the warehouse. > > J > Which are the elements which give the MP it's charm and which are the elements which take away from it's functionality. Some mileages differ. I happen to like the bigger knob turning the same direction as the R series and I have serious reservations about the rewind mechanism. The point though is which features get deemed good and bad, stays and goes, we hope by it's usefulness. Not cuteness Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html