[rollei_list] Re: FM2 meets my needs was Not My Definition of a Thoroughbred (Re: Nikon vs. Leica)
- From: Nick Roberts <nickbroberts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:40:40 +0100 (BST)
I never did get this whole thing about Nikon lenses.
They're OK, but frankly they're nothing special at all
in my experience. Far better to use Contax and Zeiss
lenses, or even Canon.
Nick
--- mak@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have perhaps 8-10 of the FM FM2 FM2n FM2T breed
> and a couple F and F2 bodies as well. For a number
> of years in the mid 1990's I shot with Leica R
> cameras (which I relaced with my Nikon FMs)...I also
> own M gear.
>
> The M is silky smooth, truly a jewel to use.
>
> The FM FM2 et al is not quite as silky smooth but
> for the price of a $1200 or so used M6 I can pick up
> a HALF DOZEN FMs or 2-3 FM2s and some awesome
> glass...
>
> Probably opening a whole new discussion here but
> from REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE I have found my Nikon
> FM/FM2/FM2T/F/F2 gear as reliable in the field as my
> M gear and more reliable than my R gear AND in my
> experience in real world shooting the Nikon glass is
> as god as the Leica glass and there is a heck of a
> lot more of it and it is a fraction of the cost...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Shea <dshea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Apr 12, 2005 9:13 AM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Not My Definition of a
> Thoroughbred (Re: Nikon vs. Leica)
>
> Which Leica are we discussing here, the "R" or the
> "M?" With all due
> respect, having used a vast array of Nikon and
> various Leica "R" cameras I'd
> stop way short of calling the "R" a thoroughbred. I
> would also not refer to
> any of the Nikon FM/FE series cameras as
> "workhorses" either. As for build
> quality and expected durability I'd put the "R" and
> the FM2 in the same
> league; rather light duty cameras and a notch or two
> below any of the Nikon
> F series, especially from the F2 onwards. I'm sure
> that Leica enjoys seeing
> the "thoroughbred" reference -- it reinforces their
> belief in their own
> advertising hype. Only two SLR's come to my mind as
> thoroughbreds: the
> second and third generation Alpa cameras and the
> Contarex.
>
> Doug
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Nick Roberts
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:53 AM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Nikon vs. Leica (was:
> Query: Mechancial Cameras)
>
> Thor is absolutely right to describe the FM2 as a
> workhorse. It's precisely that, not a thoroughbred
> like a Leica. Just a perfectly good tool.
>
> Nick
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