Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Motor Driver R8
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:41:02 -0500

"Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote:
>
> Those prices are ludicrous. I can buy a Contax 645 with zeiss lenses
> for the price of those two and get a neg nearly 3 times as large.
> Geeeezzz.  I hope Leica wakes up one day and realizes their prices are
> insane.
> 
> Peter K

Well, if you need a fast 180, buying a Contax 645 with Zeiss lenses just
ain't gonna cut it, is it?  Besides, why would you buy *both* the 180/2.0
and the 180/2.8?

And if $5395 is insane for a 180/2.0, B&H quotes the following:

   Canon   200/1.8   $4159
   Contax  200/2.0   $7099
   Nikon   200/2.0   $4625 (manual focus)

Reality check for Contax, anyone? ;)

M.

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