Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:20 AM 10/5/98 -0400, you wrote: >Isn't it "mocha?" yes indeed... "mocha." >And to change the subject... >Why no more discussion of the new Japanese screw mount body which will - >supposedly - be on sale in Japan by years end for 55,000 yen - about $450 >US? 1:1 range finder magnification, hinged back, TTL metering, 1/2000 top >speed metal focal plane shutter, 125th sync speed...shown at its web site >with a Canon 50 1.8 mounted... > >If this camera proves to be any good at all, it seem like an ideal entry >point for the use of Leica optics, or, for that matter, to modernized, >old-fashioned, rangefinder photography...And, once again, it raises the >question of why Leica can't or won't do something similar... I looked at that camera. It reminds me of a Petri that I bought at the PX while in the service. Why would someone want this camera? I suspect, that the LUG, on a whole, is a fairly dedicated Leica bunch. I like my M6 and have absolutely no interest in a Japanese screw mount body. Those are messages where I make good use of the delete key. As, I guess, the majority of the other LUGgers do as well. And after looking at it, I can certainly see why! I still think it's a Petri rip-off. Jim Jim Brick (650) 470-1132 http://www.photoaccess.com