Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/15

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Bronica 645 RF?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue Nov 15 20:35:59 2005
 
On 11/14/05 7:03 AM, "Mark Langer" <langeratcarleton@gmail.com> typed:

> The term "Texas Leica" seems to be applied to giant medium format
> rangefinders, like the Fuji or Mamiya. I was playing around with a Fuji at 
> a
> camera show in Montreal a couple of weeks ago, and while the
> range/viewfinder was remarkably bright and contrasty, I found the enormous
> bulk ot the camera (the "Texas" part of the package) just went against the
> Leica philosophy. I am a great fan of medium format folders, and my idea of

>snippet< 
> Mark
> 
To me the Leica philosophy of camera size went out with the M system in
1954.
To me by far the TRUE size of a Leica is the size of a Barnack. A Leica
thread mount camera. Fits in your pocket. Not so M. too big. Clunky.


Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/
Replies: Reply from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor) ([Leica] Leica size)
 In reply to: Message from langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer) ([Leica] OT: Bronica 645 RF?)