Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0102_01BEA169.0C05D760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >WHY????? Jim, I can only answer for myself. I prefer the SA 21 before the 21 asph because of it's compact size, as well as I like the Ricoh 28 for the same reason. Bodies with these lenses are very easy to pick up or drop into the photo bag without fiddling. Earlier I used a Elmarit 28 (second generation), and I can tell you that the Ricoh is as least as good, in fact better on large openings. All right, the current Elmarit 28 is better AND compact. But I decided for the Ricoh, that cost 1/3 of the Leica price, and invested the saved funds in a trip to Italy for me and my wife. There it is. Hans - ------=_NextPart_000_0102_01BEA169.0C05D760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>>WHY?????<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Jim,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I can only answer for myself. I prefer the SA 21 = before the 21=20 asph because of it's compact size, as well as I like the Ricoh 28 for = the same=20 reason. Bodies with these lenses are very easy to pick up or drop into = the photo=20 bag without fiddling. Earlier I used a Elmarit 28 (second generation), = and I can=20 tell you that the Ricoh is as least as good, in fact better on large=20 openings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>All right, the current Elmarit 28 is better AND = compact. But I=20 decided for the Ricoh, that cost 1/3 of the Leica price, and invested = the saved=20 funds in a trip to Italy for me and my wife.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>There it is.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hans</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0102_01BEA169.0C05D760--