Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 01:44 AM 8/11/1999 EDT, Tom Abrahamson wrote: > >I disagree with Cosina being "a piece of shit". It is cheap yes, but it >is a > >highly capable camera. In 1953 a 3F cost about $160 with no lens and, >though > >I don't have the cost index conversion handy, that is substantially more >than > >the Cosina Rangefinder at $400 is today. I would not say that the Marc wrote: > >Thanks, Tom, for your most interesting defence of the undefendable. As to >the quality of the optics, the pictures I have seen printed of the 15mm's >performance do not bear out that it is "better" than the Zeiss Hologon. > >Marc > I have to agree with Marc the 15mm slides i've seen are very soft and the camera body feels like a tin toy. TomA is way off base on this one and who is this jerk that every time someboby calls him on something he has to write long replies in defense. He should stick that piece of tin between his legs and see if it work better that a 90mm 2.0. Pissed off lugger _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com