Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 10/3/04 5:03 PM, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> typed: > Mark R wrote... > "Your statement last night that Nikon rangefinder cameras were superior > or more innovative I think most right minded people would find bizarre. > " > > The only people who would find it bizarre, Mark, are people who are > emotionally attached to Leica Ms. The Nikon S3 was an innovative > rangefinder, way ahead of the M3. I am absolutely convinced that had > Nikon stayed in the rangefinder business, Leica would have gone under > decades ago. > I think if you asked 1000 non emotional "experts" or some such which was THE rangefinder camera. Was or IS.... 4 would say Contax. 3 would say Nikon. 2 would say Canon. And 991 would say Leica. The superiority of the Leica rangefinder system doesn't get a lot of flack. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/