Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04

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Subject: [Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon Sep 4 15:21:12 2006
References: <C1221A8A.14C5D%bd@bdcolenphoto.com>

The XA is my pocket choice for 15+ years. I mean shirt pocket, even  
polo shirt.

Ric Carter



On Sep 4, 2006, at 6:01 PM, B. D. Colen wrote:

> The XA is a terrific pocket camera - with real rangefinder  
> focusing, a good
> lens, and a water repellent, shock resistant, body. But my point  
> isn't to
> carry a camera in your pocket, but to carry a camera. Just sling  
> that Leica
> over your shoulder...:-)
>
>
>
> On 9/4/06 5:58 PM, "Luis Ripoll" <luisripoll@telefonica.net> 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 ....
>>
>> Any recommendations?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Saludos desde Barcelona
>> Luis
>>
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Replies: Reply from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?)
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