Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/15

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Subject: Re: Re-2: Leicas and SLRs from Leitz
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 00:43:53 -0700

At 07:10 AM 10/15/97 +0200, you wrote:
>Jim, 
>
>it's easy to beat the 2.8/180 Elmarit R or the 4/250 Telyt R. Of course, I
>know that the 2/90 or 100 mm Macro are nice lenses, but that's true for the
>2.5/ 105 also. And the M Super Angulon beats the R Super Angulon at each day
>of the year... Further, I certainly don't test my cameras, I take pix. On
>the other hand, I agree that the FM backplate is not the best ... But, you
>only press it that strong when you (1) use a winder and (2) bullets pass
>close to your head :). BTW, my FM has 3.177.167 ... with 7+ million you
>decided rather late to buy a nice camera :)
>
>Alf

Alf,

I read this but have no clue as to what your point is. And from what I can
decipher, most of it is wrong. Dead wrong! As usual.

Jim