Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/02

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Contax RF & Durability Issues
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 13:39:59 -0000
 
> Contax RF ( the OLD ones) were quite rugged.  Mine did fine
> in the cold, but
> hiking woith them will break your back.  They will also
> require you to get
> another system of lenses, etc.  I might suggest a used

> beater) M3 DS would
> be a better overall deal and maybe cheaper in the long run.
> Plus you get to
> use that great Leitz glass.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
Well...

Let's keep in mind the fact that there was a period of time when not a few
great shooters were having Zeiss lenses adapted for their Leica bodies as
the Leica glass back when wasn't all that great - at least not when compared
to the Zeiss lenses for the Contax.. ;-)