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Subject: Re: [Leica] Why M is so popular?
From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 21:44:44 -0700
References: <009701c007df$413a11c0$6d41fea9@TerrySham> <399B9A5A.EEA84E7B@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

I was alternating between three SLR outfits, Canon, Nikon and Pentax.   I
could not rely on any of them for slow shutter speed use.   My neck would
ache from carrying any of them all day on trips.   The shutters were noisy.

On a chance price opportunity, I purchases an M3 and was amazed at the
quality of pictures I was obtaining, especially, at slow shutter speeds.
The shutter is quieter and the weight is enough less to cause less neck
pain.

The only exclusive a SLR offers is the zoom lens and I don't need one.   I
am happy with a 35mm, 50mm and a 90mm even though I have some other Leica
lenses.  I can also use LTM lenses.

The Leica M solves my 35mm needs along with a Rollei 35.

I am still experimenting on a favorite all around medium format and am close
to settling on a Rollei 2.8F TLR because of the consistent picture quality.

Best regards,
Roland Smith
Best regards,
Roland Smith
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Why M is so popular?


> Terry Sham wrote:
> >
> > Many people are using M. Many people want to buy M. Many books and
magazines
> > talk about M. Unfortunately, I want to buy a R. Why M is more pupular
than
> > R? Am I right to buy a R?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Terry Sham
>
> Might makes right!
> The optical quality of Leica M glass it in a class by itself.
> There is stuff you can do in glass design on a rangefinder you can't do on
an SLR.
> Particularly in the wide angle lenses
> As a rangefinder camera is it quiet:
> no mirror black out
> no mirror vibrion.
> No waiting for the mirror come up before the shutter can start moving.
> No pentaprism on top of the camera
> and you can see around the frame lines so you can easily frame as much for
what
> you don't want as much as what you do want in the picture.
> It is not built for obsolescence but is an enduring, slowly evolving
classic.
> Mark William Rabiner
>

In reply to: Message from "Terry Sham" <tsham@netvigator.com> ([Leica] Why M is so popular?)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Why M is so popular?)