Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica technology, creative control
From: Francesco Sanfilippo <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 08:57:05 -0700

There is also a new 20-35 in stock, on the shelves, as we speak,
at George's Camera in San Diego, CA.  No waiting list.....

Francesco




At 10:33 PM 6/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>> ..to do with price than it does with cost. Not many
>> photojournalists can rationalize a $1300 35 Summicron for an M when,
>> for the same money, they can get two Nikon AF D zooms....
>
>i wish !!
>
>the nikon 20-35 f2.8 is $1600 and there's a waiting list......(it's a
>fabulous lens, well worth the wait)...
><<<<<<<<<<
>
>My dealer has a 20-35 f/2.8 Nikkor in stock now, at $1700. He also stocks
>Leica. And since Christmas he's sold more of this one Nikkor  -- at $1700
>each -- than all Leica lenses combined.
>
>Larry
>