Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/04

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Subject: Re[2]: [Leica] Shutters
From: Peterson_Art@hq.navsea.navy.mil
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 11:37:24 -0500

     
     In your reference to "the M vs. R discussion," the statement that "an 
     R [is] out of place when it comes to ultra-pocketability" implies that 
     an M camera, on the other hand, embodies that quality---certainly a 
     gross exaggeration.  A Leica M3/M2/M4/M6 is just as wide as a Leica 
     R4/R5/R6/R7 and not a hell of a lot shorter in height.  The one really 
     "ultra-pocketable" Leica (other than the early screwmount models) was, 
     of course, the Leica CL, which in many ways remains a unique gem in 
     the entire Leica line.
     
     Art Peterson
     
     
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Subject: Re: [Leica] Shutters
Author:  leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us at internet 
Date:    2/4/98 3:13 AM
     
     As many wise men and women on this group have concluded in regards to 
     the M vs. R discussion, the key is knowing when to use each camera.  
     Just as an M is outclassed when it comes to long lenses, so is an R 
     out of place when it comes to ultra-pocketability and wide-angle 
     lenses.