Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, Yes. You spotted the deeper comparison. Because of GPS the sextant is indeed a dead dodo (even for backup) much like the probable future of manual cameras from the attack of the micro chip. Alan - ---------- > Från: ARTHURWG@aol.com > Till: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Ämne: Re: [Leica] plastic verses metal (sextants) > Datum: den 13 september 2000 19:13 > > As far as accuracy, no sextant, plastic or metal, will give a very accurate > reading from a small boat, because of the boats pitch and roll in the water. > A larger vessel, OTOH, can provide a much more stable platform from which to > take a sight. But the more important question is, has (automatic) GPS > replaced the (manual) sextant, making it obsolete? ? Is this an indication of > the future of the manual Leica M? Arthur