Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 6/16/99 7:11:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca writes: << One argument I've seen regarding why it is not included on more cameras is that the mirrors are so well dampened that it is not needed.>> There's a test of this in the June '99 POP Photo magazine (since they're not reviewing a particular product, the test is reasonably unbiased) that contradicts this assertion. If it were true, then a camera manufacturer like Nikon would not include MLU on *any* of its bodies. In fact, it would be logical to assume that the F5 would have the *best* dampening system of all their bodies and therefore need MLU the least. <<You're right about the F100 -- a darn nice camera, but without MLU many serious users will look for something different.>> Yes, like an F5. Which is probably the main reason the F100 doesn't have MLU, or the 1005-Pixel RGB meter. Or a metal latch-tab on the back. Yes, friends, it's plastic, like the n50-60-70. Nikon learned the hard way with the Nikkormat that if you make your less-expensive bodies too good, people don't move up the line. I'm glad Leica doesn't have a host of bodies. It's hard enough choosing which lenses to carry along ; ) DT