Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes - I did the same thing. Live with my M7 by my side but use a beat-up old R7 and 60mm macro for close-up portrait work. R7 and 60mm lens together was around $1200. Eric - ----- Original Message ----- From: "tOM Trottier" <Tom@Abacurial.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:48 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Here's my own post for the day. > > Jeff S wrote: > ... > > > Awhile back I thought about buying either a new > > > Pentax, Nikon or Minolta SLR but the darndest thing > > > was that because I want a macro, a PC lens and a > > > fisheye, the Leica R ended up being sorta competitive! > > > Lots of used 3-cam Leica glass out there at good > > > prices, but not so many ROM'd Nikkor PC and fisheye > > > lenses going cheap, and I've never seen a Pentax PC > > > lens at a swap meet, but B&H lists new ones at over > > > $1200. Could've sworn I've seen the newer-gen Leica > > > equivalent going for under $1K not so long ago. > > Or choose Olympus... > > tOM > -------- > Tom Trottier 758 Albert St, Ottawa ON Canada K1R 7V8 > Apologies for any duplications. > If you don't want any more emails like this from me, please > reply and put "REMOVE" at the start of the Subject field. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html