Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > Excuse me sir... Zeiss had the Contax series of cameras with > a top speed of 1/1250. Leica was at 1/500. I think that is > called a kill stroke. The Contax really was for the rich man, the > Leica for the relative pauper. Yep, and it's funny how times change too. I picked up my second Contax RF, a IIIa, plus 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar in spiffy condition a couple weeks ago for a ridiculously low price. Less than the typical cost of a red scale 50 f/3.5 Elmar. The meter even works and is reasonably accurate. A true jewel of a camera. - -Dave-