Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 13-11-99 10:29:50 GMT Standard Time, andrewsjordan@worldnet.att.net writes: << the new rangefinder efforts by sundry companies with less reputation than Kyocera/Contax won't do it either. >> I feel that the threat to Leica from the efforts of the others is as great as the threat to Nikon/Canon from the likes of Sigma or Vivitar. They will take some of the purchases but they will also introduce new users who will always strive to have the best. There is always the "if only I had a better lens, my photos would be better" feeling amongst people, and they strive for the best equipment. It is only when you get the best that this stops - like most of us who now own Leica. But even amongst us we still strive for an even better Leica, hence the constant interchange on the LUG. And yes, I have bought the 15mm Voigtlander lens, and yes, I think its great. But I will always feel it is a compromise and I will always wonder if I should buy something better! Surely that's what this is all about, bringing people back to rangefinder photography which started with people buying point-and-shoot because they were simple, and now they want to move on to something better. Gerry