Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hermann- one- WE'RE ALL BANANAS, HERE! Two- My recent sojuorn to the mountains, with a single M3 and three lenses was a testament to the light kit the Leica system proivides- I was able to hike my portly auvoirdupois up a mountain to see Linville Falls, and still carry the camera without feeling like I was toting a dead body around!! Now- I'll admit, I would probably be hard pressed to shoot a polo match or basketball game with it, and can see the place for your Canon system in the greater scheme of things, I too like the quiet efficiency of Leicas! Dan > Thanks Dan, where are the bananas ? :-) > > Many Leica owners seem to loom at their cameras more like icons than as > tools. I find the optics to be the best available in 35mm and the greatest > advantage of the M system is that one can shoot without letting everybody > know by holding that huge camera with zap bam zoom up with a motor winder > that sounds like a formula one car - which kind of describes my Canon gear. > > Another advantage is that while climbing the Cologne cathedral and all its > 892 or so steps going round in a tide circle one doesn't have to lug 25KG of > gear + tripod up there, which are the moments when i thank the great camera > maker for their invention :-) >