Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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/