Joop van Heijgen
Established
ferider said:It's very simple here: anything bigger than my SLRs (OM[14]) is too big for an RFNo Leicameter, Rapidwinder or Noctilux here either.
Indeed, the M3,M2, M4, M6, MP have the perfect format!
(OM= Olympus M)
visiondr
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J J Kapsberger said:The P51 is a sleek machine. Sleek is hardly a word which comes to mind when I think of M bodies, with the exception, of course, of the the M5. The other Ms would be, I dunno, a Fairy Swordfish?
D,
I'm kinda partial to the P38 myself. Call me a contrarian... go ahead, just try me.
JNewell
Leica M Recidivist
Joop van Heijgen said:
I am an M5 booster and defender. I am also a former owner and current step-parent of an M5, but I could not warm up to it.
Everything Stephen Gandy says about the M5 is true...but as Joop says, there is something about the M2/M3/M4/M6 (not TTL) physical form that is (to me) perfect. I don't know whether that's because an M3 was my first real camera and I've used them for 35 years or whether it's because the designers hit some perfect natural dimensions...either way, I agree.
sepiareverb
genius and moron
I don't know Darren, Ron's P-38 is pretty darn cool.
J J Kapsberger
Well-known
I included a photo of a P51 because it's the only WWII aircraft I've taken a shot of. I like the P38 and wouldn't want to disparage it. And I wouldn't want to pour cold water on Ron's gloating (bless his heart). But if I were to be drawn into a pissing contest, I'd show up with the one on the left or the one of the right.
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
I was gonna suggest that someone post a pic of an M3 to cleanse the palate, but pics of WWII warbirds do the trick just fine. Nice shots! The P51 is really the beauty of the bunch.
Can't figure the one on the left, but the other is a P47 Thuderbolt?
edit: Corsair?
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Nice shots! The P51 is really the beauty of the bunch.JJKapsberger said:
Can't figure the one on the left, but the other is a P47 Thuderbolt?
edit: Corsair?
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rxmd
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Well if your Canon P plus grip plus Nikkor 105/f2.5 isn't too big:ferider said:It's very simple here: anything bigger than my SLRs (OM[14]) is too big for an RF
...Then a M5 shouldn't be either
Philipp
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sepiareverb
genius and moron
J J Kapsberger said:
How do they stay up in the air without the propellors moving? I thought that thing had to be spinning for the plane to fly?
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
rxmd said:Well if your Canon P plus grip plus Nikkor 105/f2.5 isn't too big:
...Then a M5 shouldn't be either
Philipp
Finally the lookers are coming to the party! Canon P, now that's a pretty camera!
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kevin m
Veteran
rxmd
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Pretty. And big.
kevin m
Veteran
Huh? Compared to what?
visiondr
cyclic iconoclast
J J Kapsberger said:
Yup, point taken. That Thunderbolt was a kick @$$ fighter; tough as nails, fast and with more than enough firepower. The Corsair; a bit flimsy, but tres grand vitesse!
J J Kapsberger
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RayPA said:
You are correct, my friend.
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
Compared to what people compare M5s to when they say how unacceptably big the M5 is. The P is almost as wide as the M5 (I think there's 5mm or so missing). And don't get me started on the lenskevin m said:Huh? Compared to what?
Philipp
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Corsair, flimsy? Not hardly. Of the three, the Mustang is the one that would be a goner if a stray bullet hit the radiator.
I just got a Canon 7 -- I want to compare its dimensions to the M5. I'm betting they're very close.
I just got a Canon 7 -- I want to compare its dimensions to the M5. I'm betting they're very close.
visiondr
cyclic iconoclast
KoNickon said:
Good point. Those Pratt and Whitney radial engines are tough as nails and no radiator needed.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
And what can I say? Pratt & Whitney is in the next town from where I grew up and from where I now live. Seems like half my classmates' fathers worked there.
Bingley
Veteran
KoNickon said:
As a Canon 7 owner, I'd be interested in what you find. I've wondered how the dimensions of the 7 compare to the dimensions of various M camera bodies (I know the 7 is heavier).
venchka
Veteran
M5 vs. Canon 7:
As I said earlier in this or the other M5 thread, the height & depth of the M5 and Canon VI-T are equal. The M5 is maybe a 1/4" longer. Without the trigger winder, the VI-T would be about 1/4" shorter. Just guessing, but the Canon 7 and M5 are probably very similar in size.
As I said earlier in this or the other M5 thread, the height & depth of the M5 and Canon VI-T are equal. The M5 is maybe a 1/4" longer. Without the trigger winder, the VI-T would be about 1/4" shorter. Just guessing, but the Canon 7 and M5 are probably very similar in size.