Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You are right Martin! There is not a fast lens for the Contax 645 in a comparable focal length. For their 35mm SLRs, there is a Zeiss 180mm f/2.8 M/M SONNAR T Lens which is $1249.95. And with Nikon their current AF lenses offer a Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8D ED-IF at $699.95. But neither is an F1.8 or F2 lens so you lose a stop or more. Of the lenses you did list, the Canon 200 F1.8 is perhaps the sharpest lens of all. So as an option, I could buy the 200mm F1.8 and an EOS-3 body and still save $1000 when you compare that combination to the $5395 price of the Leica 180/2 you noted. Plus I gain a modern AF camera body with a sharper lens. Peter K - -----Original Message----- From: Martin Howard [mailto:howard.390@osu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:41 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Motor Driver R8 "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote: > > Those prices are ludicrous. I can buy a Contax 645 with zeiss lenses > for the price of those two and get a neg nearly 3 times as large. > Geeeezzz. I hope Leica wakes up one day and realizes their prices are > insane. > > Peter K Well, if you need a fast 180, buying a Contax 645 with Zeiss lenses just ain't gonna cut it, is it? Besides, why would you buy *both* the 180/2.0 and the 180/2.8? And if $5395 is insane for a 180/2.0, B&H quotes the following: Canon 200/1.8 $4159 Contax 200/2.0 $7099 Nikon 200/2.0 $4625 (manual focus) Reality check for Contax, anyone? ;) M. - -- Martin Howard | Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | What boots up must come down. email: howard.390@osu.edu | www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------