How strange it feels to realise that back in my teenage years, I just wanted to have all the Nikons in the world because they were the “best” cameras. Minoltas were…ok-ish… whatever. Now, 20 years on, I have 5 Minoltas and not even one Nikon (the L35AF is been sold), I am a sucker for my 9xi and I would love a XD-11 too. Makes me wonder how these cameras where advertised/promoted by the photography magazines I used to buy back then. Anyway, contrary to what you might expect, I will start this review with a little bit of Leica history. Back in the mid-seventies, Leica realised that if they wanted to keep up with the rapid developments on the SLR field, they needed to acquire the Know-How of the Japanese electronics industry. Their Leicaflex series, although mechanical masterpieces, they started to look dated when you compared them with cameras such as the Olympus OM’s, Canon’s AE-1 or the Minolta’s XE series. A joint venture between Minolta and Leica was...
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