Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Henning, Six slows in just two and one half paragraphs! Must be a new LUG record! I'm still hoping your going to post some more of your recent nature shots here or at your web site. I'd buy the R2 and a inexpensive user lens. Regards, Greg Henning Wulff wrote: > At 5:41 PM -0700 5/22/02, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> John Collier wrote: >> >>> >>> http://www.cameraquest.com/classics.htm >>> >>> I have always heard about how lovely the IIIg is and had a chance >>> to try >>> one several weeks back. All I can say is...get an M camera...really! >>> >>> John Collier >>> >> >> How come? > > > The IIIg loads like any other screw mount camera (slow) has a wind > knob (slow) has a separate focus window (slow) and has a -ta da- screw > mount for the lenses (slow). Also, the finder, while better than that > of the cameras that came before, is still squinty and small in > comparison. > > I used a IIIg and other screw mount cameras for many years, before I > had the means to upgrade. They take pictures; often even fine > pictures, but they are slow. Sometimes their small size doesn't > compensate enough for them being slow. Sometimes the picture doesn't > wait. An M6 or M7 is a much quicker camera in practice, and you can > see better what you are doing. > > On the other hand, a IIIg with collapsible Summicron is lovely to fondle. > > Take your pick. > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html