The Leica M cameras lack a self timer because the space for it was used to hold
the battery when Leitz added a built-in meter. (Leica once ran an ad promising
they would never include a built-in meter "until creativity could be automated."
Does anyone know which current-production cameras include automated creativity?
Leicas sure don't!)
In one respect it seems odd Leicas lack a self timer, because many are bought by
Japanese collectors. Of course, if the camera just sits in a display case, its
lack of a self timer (or any other feature!) isn't too important.
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I vote for surface shipping. I'm not poor, but the price difference goes a long
way to paying for the magazines! Put everything in one box, and pro-rate the
shipping charges in proportion to the number of issues each buyer is getting.
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