Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I think we're going off the deep end here. I don't know when the >Nikon or Contax was discontinued. I believe the Canon was gone by >1970 or so. But whenever it was discontinued, by then the other two >were long gone. Many of the lenses available have fungus growing on >them and still command ridiculous prices by collectors. Peter, Excuse me, but are you, as a Leica user, complaining that Contax lenses command ridiculous prices from collectors? I think you'll find that most Contax lenses would be a better value than the Leica equivalents. Also, there are the Keiv Contax "clones" (made with the actual factory tooling) at very reasonable prices. I also don't understand why you think Contax lenses would be more prone to fungus than old Leica lenses. - - Paul