Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Certainly, the Bessa R has a rangefinder built-in. According to rumours, the rangefinder is made by the company which also supplies rangefinder mechanism to Fuji and Mamiya, and to Leica for its M7 prototype. Ken Iisaka kiisaka@pacbell.net Lost in Mill Valley in Marin County, California - ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Kachadurian <tom@kachadurian.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [Leica]Konica Hexar...It ain't no Leica.. > Dan: > > It's a camera, but there's no rangefinder in it. > > Tom > > >I will only answer by saying that cosina managed to put together a > >range finder camera for less than half the cost... > > > > > >>From: john <bosjohn@mediaone.net> > >>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>Subject: Re: [Leica]Konica Hexar...It ain't no Leica.. > >>Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:44:53 +0000 > >> > >>Dan S wrote: > >> > > >> > Dante, it just goes to show that handling is a subjective thing...But I do > >> > have one concern. Why is a a Konica HexarRF, made in Japan, > >>with electronic > >> > shutter and some fairly standard specs and no TTL, worth as much or more > >> > than a Nikon F100? The profit margin for Konica has to be tremoundous! > >> > > >>While I agree that not having TTl is a serious omission, the cost comparison > >>between the Nikon F100 and the Konica Hexar RF is faulty. The NikonF100 may > >>have many new features, but I am willing to bet that most of it's internal > >>components are used in other Nikon cameras, and that the actual r and d cost > >>for the Nikon small by comparison to the r and d for the Konica. Also I bet > >>Nikon will sell one hundred times or more F100 as Konica will sell > >>RF cameras, > >>we Leica users not withstanding. Also if my memory serves, an optical range > >>finder is a very expensive to build. If this camera uses an M mount it must > >>also use the cam follower lever to couple the lens to the range > >>finder. Leica > >>grinds the profile of these cams on their lenses individually for > >>each lens, I > >>think Konica would have to do the same. > >>Adjusting the range finder and grinding the lens cams is expensive. > >>John > > > >______________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > Thomas Kachadurian > ------------------- > www.kachadurian.com