Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I see little reason to belittle Nikon SLRs or Contax Gs. They are, like Leica Ms and Leica Rs, fine tools for making photographs. The Hexar-M, or whatever they choose to call it, sounds like it will be a fine camera. I hope that Konica does not do what Minolta did with the CLE: release a fine camera, sell it at a high price for several years, than abandon it completely. I don't know what Konica's track record for supporting their products has been like. To me, that's been the strength of Leica over these many years: robust and reliable cameras, built to a high quality standard, with superb lenses. And lots of support by the dealers and service organization. Of course, with Leica's finances in such awful shape, Leica might abandon us all anyway. Godfrey