Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dr. B.T., If that hypothetical RF Nikon come with its own bayonet, it will have to be really better and the new lenses outstanding to see me switching. If it use the Leica M bayonet, only the camera will have to be outstanding... :-) My conclusion is: the Contax G2, the Xpan, the Cosina/Voitglander and the Konica RF are not better or outstanding. Even if they were designed 40 years afer the M camera. By the way, I still don't have a M6 TTL... ;-) But I will buy a M6 AE if.... Lucien - --------- B. D. Colen wrote: > DR. BLACKTAPE RAISES A HERETICAL QUESTION AFTER READING BILL ERFURTH'S > THOUGHTFUL POST... > <snip> > However, if the reason we use Leica M equipment is because we want to shoot > with rangefinders and Leica is the best/only real rangefinder around, and > has magnificent glass...If someone else, say Nikon, comes out with a quiet, > reliable, rangefinder with features beyond those of the M - also with > magnificent glass - does one stick with Leica simply because it is Leica and > HCB used it, or does one say, 'it's sad, but the day of the Leica has come > and gone'?