Roger Hicks
Veteran
Silly prejudice? This from someone who refers to 'large American hands'?
I never liked Olympus personally, but that was based on ergonomics that didn't suit me, a viewfinder I didn't like, and (limited) acquaintance with indifferent lenses.
More to the point, I know that I wasn't alone, in London, in the late 70s. Status consciousness? No: most of us wanted reliable cameras with good lenses and access to hire lenses (which is of course a self-reinforcing circle). The Micro Nikkor sold an awful lot of Fs and F2s, for AV production.
Besides, Leica users aren't going to buy Nikons for status -- it's sort of a meaningless concept, really -- and surprisingly many of the professionals I knew in London in those days had at least one M.
By the same token, although some used RBs or Pentax 67s, Hasselblad was THE professional rollfilm SLR, and Sinars were THE professional 5x4s, though those with taste and discrimination preferred Linhofs and a few eccentrics used Arca-Swiss. Oh: and most of us had an MPP for 5x4 on location.
Cheers,
R.
I never liked Olympus personally, but that was based on ergonomics that didn't suit me, a viewfinder I didn't like, and (limited) acquaintance with indifferent lenses.
More to the point, I know that I wasn't alone, in London, in the late 70s. Status consciousness? No: most of us wanted reliable cameras with good lenses and access to hire lenses (which is of course a self-reinforcing circle). The Micro Nikkor sold an awful lot of Fs and F2s, for AV production.
Besides, Leica users aren't going to buy Nikons for status -- it's sort of a meaningless concept, really -- and surprisingly many of the professionals I knew in London in those days had at least one M.
By the same token, although some used RBs or Pentax 67s, Hasselblad was THE professional rollfilm SLR, and Sinars were THE professional 5x4s, though those with taste and discrimination preferred Linhofs and a few eccentrics used Arca-Swiss. Oh: and most of us had an MPP for 5x4 on location.
Cheers,
R.