Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/02
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>But, please recognize that Brand X is no slouch - at half the price.
> Thanks for your patience. Bob
>Welsh
No, brand Contax is no slouch, and I almost bought a G system, but I'm
addicted to the M viewfinder, to it's clarity, to seeing the image outside
of the frame, to the sure feedback of the rangefinder patch, to the ability
to see in the near darkness. I'm addicted to the depth of field engravings
on the lenses (I really use these a lot). I'm addicted to the complete
silence until the moment of shutter release, and the near silence of the
shutter itself. I'm addicted to the independence from extensive use of
electronic systems (and their propensity to fail in cool weather as
happened on my Nikon 8008s, ruining several rolls). I'm addicted the
discipline of making the decisions each time I take a photograph because I
know my photographs are better for it (I've seen how they are when the
camera lets me get lazy and I'm not involved in the decisions.).
It's good that you found a camera that works well for you. And I'm glad you
didn't make judgmental comparisons between camera systems or lenses.
They're different and each offers its own potential for addiction. I'm just
a junky for the M.
- -Charlie
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Charles E. Dunlap
Earth Sciences Department
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tel.: (408) 459-5228 Fax.: (408) 459-3074
mailto:cdunlap@es.ucsc.edu
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