Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New M6
From: "Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 22:51:59 -0600

I looked long and hard at a new M5 back in 1977.  Actually, it's got a lot
of nice features.  The problem I had was that it was too big and just didn't
feel like a Leica.   I wished now that I had bought it.  Today, they're way
overpriced.
Bud Cook
- -----Original Message-----
From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>
To: Leica_Post <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, January 06, 1998 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] New M6

>
>
>On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, Bud Cook wrote:
>
>> This appears the camera  the M5 should have been.  I've been waiting for
>> 20 years for this one.  I hope the viewfinder isn't too cluttered.
>>
>>
>Why is it that nobody seems to discuss the M5? Isn't anyone
>else making pictures with it? The spot meter is great. Does
>well like the spot meter in my CL. Ed
>
>