Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:35 AM 3/5/96 -0700, you wrote: >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 I believe Arthur Kramer, of Mod. Photo fame, has said a Leica since the very first one costs about a month's salary. Well, it's pretty close, even today. Okay, for photojournalists more like 6-8 weeks. >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. They use the best glass, have the best lens designs. That's what counts. The rest is gravy. And Leica owners don't want those "advances." That being said, I think they should get autofocus a la Contax AX. ========================== Eric Welch Grants Pass Daily Courier