Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric: I have great respect for Leica cameras. But please. Nikon and Canon Equipment are well made, and built to last. I used a Nikon FM for nearly 20 years without a single problem. The mechanical shutter was dead on when I had it checked just before I sold it. For reliability, I'd take an F4 over an R4 any day. But you were talking about lenses. My 35 f2 AI lens was built like a tank. Mine saw rain and bumps and just about everything else and was smooth as silk after 20 years. I had a 105 Nikkor that, while not the sharpest glass, just refused to show wear. You are comparing modern AF equipment to Leicas MF equipment. Many of the less husky qualities of AF lenses are a direct product of the function of the gear. Just as it doesn't make a man bigger for him to talk down his neighbor, it doesn't make Leica better to bad mouth the really fine equipment made by Nikon and Canon. Leica is built as well as any. It's optics are superb, and can be used to create unique and moving photographs. That's all that needs to be said. Tom >Francesco, I'd get the 180 first, to have the most variety. > >And don't worry about used. Used Leicas last longer than new Nikons or Canons. >========== > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >Those with all of the answers are those who have stopped asking questions. > >