Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On July 23, 1999, guy wrote: >>> lugnuts (professionals or not): can you say, concisely, why you do use leica? what is it exactly about these cameras that appeals to you? let's try to avoid the hyperbole of the fanatic devotee and explain why we choose this camera over another. guy <<< I was a sceptic when I needed a fast-handling hand-held long lens. The only 2 lenses that met my needs were the Leica 400 f/6.8 Telyt and the Novoflex follow-focus 400. Having used the Novoflex and finding it heavy and bulky, the color quality of the images lacking, and the spring tension wore my hand out far too quickly, the remaining suitable lens was the Telyt. Once I started using the Telyt I was startled by the image quality. Then the ergonomics and build quality of the lens and of the camera body I had chosen with the 400 (Leicaflex SL) made me much more productive, and I was hooked. Nothing else will do. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt