Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote: > > 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. > Yeah, but you loose out on the undying admiration of the entire LUG, the warm, fuzzy feeling that comes from spending five grand and change on a lens, and two weeks of sleepless nights as you contemplate whether or not you're going to use the Sharpie marker on the front of the lens barrel. BTW -- did you notice how skillfully and deftly I avoided that whole "the sharper lens" issue...? ;) M. - -- Martin Howard | Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | What boots up must come down. email: howard.390@osu.edu | www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------