Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom and all other grumblers: There is too much wishful thinking by LUGgers about what a future LEICA M or R should be like. If you want a rangefinder camera with autofocus get a G2; If you want 10 or whatever frames per second buy a F5. With all the wished for "doodads" the shape and weight of the cameras cannot be preserved. Remember the M5 and CL? It is still not accepted as a real LEICA. To want all this often unneeded electronic wizardry is like wishing to have a Ferrari or Porsche with automatic transmission! Evolutionary change is the LEICA philosophy;I think that subscribers of the LUG collectively prefer quality and reliability as opposed to planned obsolescence and gimmickry. Regards, Andrew Jordan 35 miles south of LEICA USA (about 8000 miles east of NIKON, YOKOHAMA)