[rollei_list] Re: Not My Definition of a Purebred (Re: Nikon vs. Leica)

  • From: "Douglas Shea" <dshea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:30:01 -0600

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



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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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