Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yashica GX - superb 40/1.7 lens, excellent AE metering, could be a bit smaller though - but then again I usually wear jackets with big pockets :-) Used to carry a Rollei 35S around most of the time, until all my PX625s ran out. On a lanyard around my neck and popped into my inside jacket pocket or shirt pocket. Douglas Ric Carter wrote: > 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >