Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been contemplating a Leica M6 +35mm lens for about a year. Currently I'm using a Nikon SLR outfit and a Canonet gIII q-17 rangefinder. 90% of my photos could be taken with a 35/1.4 lens and I really prefer the silence of a rangefinder for indoor shooting of musicians. I am researcher and a part-time student so the $$$ outlay for the M6 is a big chunk of my income. I have been contemplating a CL as a lower cost alternative but have read that they are difficult (impossible?) to focus with fast lenses. Recently I have read assorted rumors that companies like Ricoh, Konica, and Cosina have plans to introduce rangefinders compatible with Leica M lenses. I am not interested in the collecting aspect of Leica gear, so a less-expensive modern body seems like something to wait around for. I've noticed that there is someone in Japan producing a new screw-mount rangefinder: http://plaza10.mbn.or.jp/~yasuhara/index-e.html...however, details are scant and I'm more interested in the M lenses than the screwmounts. Is there any truth to the rumor that these companies are producing M-mount bodies? Does anyone know of a place where I could get more information about this?