Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter Jon, Let's not get angry here. You may be living in a glass house, as Marc had pointed out. The Zeiss tools may have been "stolen", but so was the labor of many millions of people, many of whom were enslaved by the then German government, robbed of everything, including life, and never paid. Best regards, Chris At 11:47 AM 3/21/97 +0000, you wrote: > >> Excuse me, but are you, as a Leica user, complaining that Contax lenses >> command ridiculous prices from collectors? I think you'll find that most >> Contax lenses would be a better value than the Leica equivalents. > >As I said previously, my original intent was to write about new >cameras, not used. I deeply regret mentioning used equipment. We've >gotten far away from my original point. In fact I can't remember what >my original point was. :<) >> >> Also, there are the Keiv Contax "clones" (made with the actual factory >> tooling) at very reasonable prices. > >The Russian Contax cameras were or are, (frankly I couldn't care less >which), made with tooling stolen from it's rightful owners and are >therefore stolen goods themselves. As a matter of general principle I >would never knowingly traffic in or own stolen goods. Nor will I >enter into a discussion of their usability or servicability. :<( > >> I also don't understand why you think Contax lenses would be more prone >> to fungus than old Leica lenses. > >I don't understand why you think I think that. I never said that. > >Peter Jon White > >