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Subject: [Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Mon Sep 4 15:09:57 2006
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Luis Ripoll wrote:
> Hi all,
>  
> Some days ago I was reading B.D. recommendation to carry always a camera on
> your pocket, I'm agree but usually I never do it. Why?, for me a Leica M is
> a little too big, a Leica IIIF is just too nice.
>  
> I'm thinking on different possibilities and I would like to know your
> experiences and opinions.
>  
> First at all, I'm "classical" and I prefer a film camera, as you know, I
> shot normalIy B&W. I think that could be good options the following ones:
> Leica CL (is still too big and maybe too expensive), the small Rollei 35 (I
> think with Tessar), Leica Minilux (I think is better the model with 
> Summarit
> 2,4/40mm than the zoom with a slower lens), Olympus XA, Minox ....
>  
Hi Luis,

I like the Leica CM much better than the minilux. It is smaller, it 
remembers your settings and has a much better vf with info.
If you really want to go small I'd say a Contax T. BTW, I have one for 
sale:-)
The Rollei and Minox only have gues focusing.
What about a canonet? Maybe to big.
A Ricoh GR is nice and very small if you like wide angles.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

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