[Leica] CL vs. CLE

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 4/25/05 5:42 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> typed:

> I've got to second Tim's rec. Get the Bessa R3a and a 40/1.4 lens. It
> may be a bit larger, but just about everything else about it is great.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Timothy
> Atherton
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 6:42 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] CL vs. CLE
> 
> 
>> I wish I have jumped on Karen's CL offer :-) Anyway, I am looking for
> a
>> small M mount camera for backup and the CL/CLE look to be pretty good
>> choice. I have read all I could on Stephan Gandy's site and I
>> still haven't
>> quite decided which one to get yet. Any practical user level
> suggestions?
> 
> As nice as the CL/CLE's are/where, get one of the Bessas instead - for
> about
> the same price you get a brand new camera whose electronics aren't
> likely to
> go flaky soon (among other things).
> 
> (plenty of info on Gandy's site)
> 
> If it's good enough for Lee Friedlander, it's good enough for anyone...
> :-)
> 
> tim
> 
>  
Isn't Lee Friedlander the one who is having all his shows be from medium
format and uses 35mm only to shoot his kids?


Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
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