Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/04

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Subject: [Leica] camera weights (was: Zeiss Ikon...)
From: clive.moss at gmail.com (Clive Moss)
Date: Mon Oct 4 18:38:43 2004
References: <200410041557.i94FsBGt072180@server1.waverley.reid.org> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0410050056170.23772-100000@tikoudrum.inria.fr>
 
On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 01:19:37 +0200 (CEST), Jean Louchet
<jean.louchet@inria.fr> wrote:
...
> some compared weights (* = home measurements, say +-5grams):
> 
> Zorki (must be close to leicaII)  418 g *
> M2 (with fast loading kit)        576 g *
> M6 non TTL                        550 g *
> CLE minolta                       386 g *
> BessaT                            385 g
> Bessa R2                          425 g
> Hexar                             560 g
> ContaxRF with built-in meter      750 g*
> 
....
My high tech kitchen scale gives:
M6 Titanium -- 590g
Canon P -- 550g
Contax G2 -- 590g
Contax IIIa -- 620g

I was surprised that the G2 and M6 came out the same -- the G2 feels
much more manageable in my hands.
-- 
Clive
http://www.clive.moss.net
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