Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/05

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Practical Photography review
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 16:15:37 -0400

Well, damn!:-) I want to believe good things about the Hexar body, but any
review, or publication for that matter, that would with a straight face rate
an OM10 with a rangefinder jury-rigged onto it as equal to ANY M, let alone
an M6, is not even worth scoffing at...

B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Sal
> DiMarco,Jr.
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 2:25 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Practical Photography review
>
>
> Luggers,
>     This morning, I scanned through a copy of "Practical Photography" and
> paid relatively close attention to the M6TTL rangefinder comparision.
>     By some of the posted comments in Digest # 222, I wonder if
> we were all
> reading the same thing.
>     First of all, by looking at the blow-ups alone,  the Leica lenses were
> superior.
>     Secondly, the overall rating of the cameras was the same, an eight,
> including the M6TTL. I find it hard to believe the Bessa-R is overall as
> good as an M6 which is what they are implying.
>     Draw your own conclusions.
> Regards,
> Sal
>
>
>