Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/05

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us, leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Emotive lenses
From: "Roger L. Beamon" <beamon@primenet.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 09:54:20 -0700 (MST)
Cc: dmorton@cix.compulink.co.uk
 
I said "modern day" Nikons and Canons, Dave. I'll grant that "modern day" is
open to definition, but in my mind it means beyond F3s. 


>Eh? Programmed modes? My Nikon F3 bodies (still in production) don't 
>*have* any programmed modes, has someone been here in the night and 
>stolen them?
>
>Don't confuse complexity of the system with complexity of the camera. My 
>F3s (and the cheaper FM2) are as simple as most R series Leicas. And a 
>complex system is something you can choose to pick from or leave alone, I 
>use the motors, and the alternate finders (one reason I don't like R 
>series Leicas) especially the DA2, but if I don't want the rest I don't 
>have to have it (but can always rent it if necessary).
--
Roger Beamon,  Naturalist & Photographer
                          Docent:  Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
                          Leica Historical Society Of America
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