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Subject: [Leica] Rollei 40/2.8 Sonnar [was Stephen Gandy took down the Epson R-D1 info!]
From: ahgraves at prodigy.net (Allen Graves)
Date: Sat Sep 4 06:33:24 2004
References: <20040319214141.73374.qmail@web60303.mail.yahoo.com> <6.0.1.1.2.20040319155908.0261cd38@pop.runbox.com>

Adorama offers the lens as a separate item- for $1000. It had better be nice!

Allen



>Someone sold the lens but kept the body? Good grief!
>
>At 03:41 PM 3/19/2004, you wrote:
>>I recently acquired the Sonnar on eB*y, but haven't
>>had a chance to really put it through its paces, yet.
>>I can say that the build quality is nice, like the CV
>>50/3.5 Heliar.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>--------------
>>
>>I've never seen a review of the lens. I think Mehdad
>>may have one, but
>>haven't seen anything shot with it. Rollei should have
>>ditched the RF
>>idea
>>and just made some good Zeiss lenses in M mount.
>>
>>At 12:21 PM 3/19/2004, you wrote:
>>>Yes. The wind is my master.
>>>
>>>Now the Cosina-made Rollei rangefinger is one dud of
>>a camera. Adorma
>>is
>>>selling them as overstock. What brainless person
>>thought they could
>>sell a
>>>$500 Cosina for $1,900 by giving it a not very
>>attractive facelift and
>>>affixing the Rollei name? The three people who bought
>>them will have
>>real
>>>collector's items in 25 years.
>>>
>>>Sam S
>>
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