Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] what lens?
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:58:36 -0700

"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
> > David Davis
> > Duncan(?)
> 
> David Douglas Duncan - Did some fantastic work during the Korean war, and
> also did a lot of art photography.
> 
> But I'm puzzled. Why does seeing Nikon "kits" make one decide to start using
> a Nikon?..It can come as news that Nikons have been and are used by many
> "greats," more in fact than use Leicas...

The idea of having them alongside your Leica's hanging on you went against the
grain for me. I think I criticized Anthony for doing so.
But they are compatible systems and unusual sparks don't fly when they hit each
other when you wear both of them around your neck.
Mark Rabiner