Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:43 AM 8/24/98 -0400, you wrote: >works, use it! The question in real life is not what has the best bench >test, but what is most practical in the field.... The R system was not very competitive back then. They didn't even have a 180 until, I think, '68. And longer lenses were often adapted to Nikon bodies back then. (The 400 6.8). As a matter of fact, back then I hear it was pretty much accepted that the only two cameras that were up to work in the field in 'Nam was a Nikon F and a Leica M. They could stand rain, mud, whatever. As you say, what works. - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Your e-mail has been returned due to insufficient voltage