Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Most portable Leica M outfit...
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:14:53 -0500

I'll go with Bob on this one - the XA was/is a pretty amazing little
camera - pocketable, weather proofed, quiet shutter release, great 35 2.8
lens, and new - a long time ago - or used - a great price. Unfortunately,
being an Olympus, they do tend to develop problems of one sort or another.
In the case of the XA the shutter release system has a tendency to
eventually fail.

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rei
Shinozuka
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:04 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Most portable Leica M outfit...


> From: BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com>
>
> I also have a hard time considering the CL a *real* M camera.  Not as well
> built, shorter rangefinder base length (someone else please do the math),
> weird shutter speed dial, meter that is prone to fall of the semaphore
arm,
> etc., etc.  For the all time great pocketable RF camera, get an XA.
>
> BK

or a contax T

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