Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I quite agree...I only wish that Leica would offer THEIR 70's technology at, well, 70's prices:) I'm all for getting a pile cash for the special interest stuff...The 180 summicrons and the APO whatevers. I would just like to see the company offer a basic line that was accessible to more people. Other "high end" manufacturers have learned that to entice their audience in the long run they have to offer products that are attainable to folks who are not super rich...Yet. Even BMW offers some really great cars in the 25-30,000 price range. Cheap? No, but hardly eye popping. I am encouraged by the price reductions on camera bodies that have taken place in the last 3 years. Lets hope they follow the same path with some "entry" level lenses. (Wouldn't a 35, 50 and 90mm package for 1,999.99 would be nice:) Dan >From: John Gong <jgong@cisco.com> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Equal to Summicron 50!?! >Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:56:49 -0800 > >Dan, > >I'm not too surprised. Rarely have I used a 50mm lens developed since the >70's which performed badly, unless it were dropped before use :-). This >includes Olympus, Nikon, Contax and Leica lenses. I'm sure Canon, Pentax >and Minolta also have stellar performing 50's. > > >John > >At 08:42 PM 12/14/1999 +0000, you wrote: > > > >The new Hexar 50 is as good as the Summicron M 50?!? I think this should > >rock some boats...Especially since the rumor mill had Leica leaving the >50 > >alone since it could not be improved at a reasonable cost to the > >consumer...Now a "nobody" comes out of the blue and puts together a lens >of > >similar quality for a lower price! Can it be SO?!? > > > >Sounds like they were willing to sit on their butts until someone pushed > >them into updating their products. Unfortunately that is not the >behavior > >of an industry leader....which Leica claims to be in optics. > > > >I look forward to the increased competition in the RF camera business. > >Competition improves the breed! > > > >Dan > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com