Leica/Minolta "CL". Gorgeous! Jeff
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 11:39 AM Subject: Re: TOPDML Piccies > Is that a Leica C1? I can find no CL on the Leica site, and they list > way back to beyond the IIIa. > Or, was that a short-lived unit that was only made for a time and withdrawn? > Or, maybe it's brand new and Leica doesn't have it on their site yet! > Curious... > > keith > > frank theriault wrote: > > > > Hi, Keith, > > > > Sorry about the Lcica :-( > > > > But, in my defence, there's a pic of a Pentax in each shot! :-) Just to > > keep it topical... > > > > Actually, those were the first couple of shots I took with the CL, having > > bought it from Dave, a couple of days before. So I just couldn't resist > > "showing it off" to Jeff. > > > > One thing I've noticed about that Leica, now that I've put several rolls > > through it, is that the metering system (I wouldn't call it "spotmetering"; > > it only meters a smallish spot, in the centre of the frame, but not small > > enough an area to call true spotmetering) is great for the types of > > situations just like the pic of Dave and his LX. That is to say, where the > > subject is much brighter or darker than the background. > > > > And, you've already figured out that TOPDML is "TorontO Pentax Discuss Mail > > List", which at this point is about 6 of us who get together on a > > semi-regular basis, for drinks and photo talk. There's a get together next > > weekend, but I'll be on vacation, which is too bad, because the meet will be > > at a Beer Tasting Festival. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
