Originally posted by lesmore49 Thanks for asking Jer, I'm doing fine. Our daughter and our grandson (5 1/2 months old)
are visiting us, with her husband and their Northern Canadian Sled dog soon to follow...they're coming by car, not by sled.
.... It's been very busy as of late at the home front .
Hope all is well with you and family.
As you may know, I have an old (1951) Leica Rangefinder with an even older ('30's, '40's) collapsible Leitz Elmar 50mm 'normal' lens. Had it since 1981. It still takes great photographs, I've never had to do any repairs ...and in a nod to it's German manufacture would say it's 'uber'
durable and reliable.
The quality of design, materials, construction (including machining) and function is exceptional and it reminds me of the BMW flat twin motorcycles or the Porsche 356 of similar vintage, to my old Leica and Elmar lens.
You know I like this thread's theme...the cross comparison of different products by different manufacturers which share similar design philosophy and quality .
Les
Hey, Les - good to hear from you; grandkids are wonderful fun. We'll be flying to Connecticut to see - for the second visit - our granddaughter, who was born April 29. We're looking forward to it, for sure.
You know, I didn't know you had the Leica; I've got a '53 M3 with a collapsible Sumicron 50. To be honest, I haven't had it out of the closet for months - now I'll dig it out just to enjoy its amazing precision.
I like the thread's theme, as well - different and interesting!
Enjoy your summer, my friend.
Jer