Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You wrote: > >Curt, > >Actually, inflation has not been that much. I believe that a Leica today >costs as much as it did in 1963. What worries me more is that a Leica of >today should be more innovative than it actually is. I am not too impressed >by many of the features being tried by the likes of Nikon, Cannon, and >Yashica (Contax), but they are at least trying. Leica makes advances, but >they are not of the caliber of the M3, SL2, and Summicron. This is what >worries me. We should be getting more for our money than just the >satisfaction of owning a red logo, which I, incidentally, think should be >put in less visible place. > >Leica makes small advances, like putting built-in hoods and updating M >lenses. We should be expecting more from a company with their pedigree - >leadership. > >Best regards, > >Chris Fortunko > >> What types of improvements would you like to see in Leica's. I use both M's and R's. And from what I understand, the M cameras are kept that way on purpose, I mean without automation and the like. The r cameras are the best built SLR's produced today. These cameras have the main features found in most advanced manual focus SLR's. John