Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/22

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Subject: [Leica] Re: The S2 is not a LEICA
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Dec 22 18:03:43 2008
References: <5f1be6b50812210900p2a65d110t99a3b0601940e0bb@mail.gmail.com>, <5f1be6b50812210900p2a65d110t99a3b0601940e0bb@mail.gmail.co m>,<200812211825.BHN53080@rg5.comporium.net> <494F9156.192.FE4C86@leica.rcmckee.com>

 
Then by your criteria, every Leica from the point they added the rangefinder 
?functionality is not a true Leica, since Oskar did not incorporate it into 
the original design. ?Now then, by my criteria, a Leica is a camera that is 
easy to use with excellent view finders, which makes the screw mount cameras 
not real Leicas as the view finders are horrid to use and the operation of 
the shutter, wind, and rewind features are not even close to the ease of the 
M and R lines, therefore the M and R cameras are real Leicas.


So, as you can see a Real Leica is relevant to the user. ?Thus this is a 
really dumb thread, so I am going to go out and shoot with my real Leica M 
and R cameras. ?;-)


Gene -------------- Original message from "R. Clayton McKee" 
<leica@rcmckee.com>: --------------


> 
> 
> Quoth the Tina Manley :
> 
> > At 12:00 PM 12/21/2008, you wrote:
> > > >BUT IT IS NOT A LEICA.
> > 
> > Of course it's a Leica!  It has a red dot doesn't it. ;-)
> 
> But it doesn't have a cloth shutter or a screw-in lens.  So it can't 
> be a REAL Leica.
> 
> And you can't make good photos with anything except a REAL Leica, no 
> matter what it is or who you are.
> 
> --
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from ausdlk at gmail.com (David Keenan) ([Leica] Re: The S2 is not a LEICA)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Re: The S2 is not a LEICA)
Message from leica at rcmckee.com (R. Clayton McKee) ([Leica] Re: The S2 is not a LEICA)