[rollei_list] Re: Not My Definition of a Purebred (Re: Nikon vs. Leica)
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:12:55 -0700
Nick,
I was told, that in 1926, Leitz patented the clockwise
direction of motion. :-)
Jerry
Nick Roberts wrote:
> I can cope with the focus direction on the Nikon, but
> the lens mounting direction I still find very strange.
>
> Nick
>
> --- Douglas Shea <dshea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Jerry,
> > It's ironic you brought this up because I was
> > discussing this with a friend
> > just last week. He places the greatest importance
> > upon this sort of
> > consistency from camera to camera, and yet these
> > things have never bothered
> > me. Shutter location and focus knob on an SL66,
> > shutter release on the front
> > of the Alpa and wind lever in reverse (front to
> > back), shutter speeds and
> > film advance on the front of the Contax I -- I've
> > always just taken these
> > differences in stride and have never even felt that
> > I had to adjust to them.
> > And yet I've seen it mentioned too many times not to
> > believe that it really
> > is a problem for many people; it's interesting to me
> > how some people adapt
> > and other do not.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Jerry Lehrer
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:51 PM
> > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Not My Definition of a
> > Purebred (Re: Nikon vs.
> > Leica)
> >
> > Doug,
> >
> > In the SLR line I use R Leicas and Nikon F2As. No
> > question whatsoever
> > that the Nikon is a very tough instrument. I
> > wouldn't pound spikes with
> > it, but is hardy enough for anything else.
> >
> > Strange that when switching 'tween an F2A and a
> > Leica M, I never get
> > confused on account of the different directions of
> > the control movement.
> > But when using a R Leica and an M Leica together, I
> > do have to stop
> > and re-think.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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