Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@apple.com> wrote: >Certainly other manufacturers are very capable. I buy my Leica for >the Leica optics, however, and don't really see the need for fitting >other manufacturer's optics.... True for the pros and the affluent. The rest of us often have to compromise our hobby for our family expenses, especially the hobby does not generate income and not tax deductable. If I only use a certain focal length occasionally, I would be happy to use a non-Leica for those occasions and Leicas for the rest if doing so saves $$$. This is the reason I use 135mm Canon on my M4. >Sorta like if the MacOS could be used on some other people's hardware. >Now that's being done too. No, not on my SGI, UNIX only, please :-) gang huang gang@mtdcr.att.com