Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:09 AM 4/11/96 -0700, you wrote: >Hello Hubert, > >I don't know about the 74/1.4, but I have had the same feeling and >results with my R 35/1.4. I think the lens if fine if you need the >extra speed, but the extra bulk and the weight do not justify the >occiational need for the extra speed. > >You are correct when you say that a lot of people find the 50mm lens >boreing. But, I have done some good work with it. > >I have a question for you. I have heard from several people that >Vienna, Austria is a good place to buy Leica equipment because the >prices are lower there. Is that true? The current retail price for a >new M6 here is about $2.795 (US) and a new R7 is about $2,195 (US). > >Regards, >Bill Erfurth >Evergreen, Colo US > > > I was in Vienna last June and found the prices higher than in the US. I did not buy anything there but a gray card which cost me about $20.00 US. It was a rip off and this was bought from a Leica dealer. Bill Grimwood Huntsville, Al. US