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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 319387" data-attributes="member: 13090">The only thing I can think to add is that back in the '70's really good fully manual cameras had a sense of refinement that I just don't get from today's bodies. It's the old saw about the difference between a Chevy and a Mercedes; they'll both get you there, the difference is the RIDE. Handle, say for instance, a vintage Leica M and you'll know what I mean. It's not just solid, it's smooth in a thousand small ways that just ooze quality and make you smile, even if only on the inside. Dials didn't just rotate, they had a gliiiiiide to them, a particular almost buttery feel of finely tuned metal on metal that you just didn't get from lower end bodies....</blockquote>