Re[2]: [Leica] Why stick Leica lenses on a Nikon? A LeiNi ?

[Peterson_Art@hq.navsea.navy.mil]

     Erwin,
     
     I don't follow your reasoning.  You praise the "M and R8" for their 
     "beautiful and very competently executed ergonomic design[s]" and also 
     cite their "simplicity of handling and dedication to one style of 
     photography...[as]...the other reason to buy Leica."  But in the end, 
     you "bar the CL and M5" from their company.  Why?  Certainly both the 
     CL and the M5 reflect greater "simplicity of handling and dedication 
     to one style of photography" than does the R8.  And though the M5 is 
     slightly larger than the M3/M2/M4/M6 cameras, it's not nearly as large 
     and heavy as the R8 (and the CL, of course, is the smallest and most 
     convenient of all).  And one feels that both the CL and the M5 embody 
     "beautiful and very competently executed ergonomic design[s]" as 
     well---in fact, the shutter speed dials on both the CL and the M5 show 
     ergonomic designs superior to the other M cameras, by overhanging the 
     camera's top and front edges, therefore being conveniently manipulable 
     by one finger (a design now copied in the R8's shutter speed dial).
     
     I don't mean to argue with you, since you know a whole lot more about 
     these cameras than I do.  I just don't understand your reasoning.
     
     Art Peterson