Hi gang:
I recently acquired a 40 mm f/2 lens. No, not the Zuiko! It's a 40 mm
f/2 Minolta Rokkor, in the Leica M mount. This is one of those rare
occasions when the lens for a Leica costs less than the lens for an
Olympus!
Anyway, I had planned to buy a Leica CL to go with this lens, and had
budgeted the funds to look for one. Now, the Polaroid scanner is
available for about the same money - what to do?
I could use the lens on my Leica M3, but it triggers the 50 mm
framelines, so more will be in the picture than I composed. Also, the
M3 has no meter, and I was looking forward to a built-in meter. See the
fun you miss out on when you use a SLR?
We have a "farmer's market" here every Saturday. People bring in
produce, kitten and puppies to be adopted, homemade jams and jellies,
wood-working items, etc. Great opportunities for candid shots, hence
the desire for a small inconspicuous camera.
The Polaroid would also obviously be useful for all of my 35 mm work. I
like the fact that it has a SCSI interface, since I would be using it on
an IBM engineering workstation running Windows NT. NT (unfortunately)
does not support USB, so I would be looking at an OS upgrade to use a
USB-based scanner. Will they scanner be obsolete junk in two years?
Will Polaroid be in business if I need support?
So, what do you think guys? Leica or Polaroid?
Bill Stanke
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