Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan, I was just referring to the menus and screens of the F6, a film camera, of course. The F6 comes without the big motorbase, which is an extra accessory. I find it a very pleasing shape, size, and weight, but you're right, it's twice the size of an OM-1, which I also used for many years. Now I can't hold an OM-1 steady at slow speeds, while I can hold the F6 steady down to 1/15th. Bob On Feb 2, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 Robert Meier <robertmeier@usjet.net>wrote: > >> Alan, It sounds like you have never used the Nikon F6. Bob > ======================================================== > That's right. Our department only got up to the Nikon F4 before we > switched to Canon EOS, but since I hated the F4, and seldom used it, > I probably wouldn't have liked the F6. Both too big. > (I even felt the F, F2, and F3 were big - my personal SLR's were/are > Olympus OM's). At least the film EOS bodies gave the option of > leaving > the big AA battery base off (which I did). > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information