Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dream on, Mark. Feature for feature, capability for capability, M3 v S3, the S3 - as a body - would win hands down. But this is one on which great minds will clearly NEVER agree! :-) (My biggest single photo equipment regret is that I didn't ever own an S3, and that I don't own one today. ;-) ) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 8:22 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: New Zeiss Ikon 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/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information