Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This has been my experience as well, Steve. I've been to two Leica events at local dealers in the last three months, and in both cases I was shocked at how few pieces they had to show. No .58x body, no M motor, no 28/2 asph--and not even old standbys like a noctilux, a 75/1.4 M, or any R zoom. I'm not inclined to shell out the kind of money it takes to buy Leica equipment without first getting a gander at it. Leica makes this very hard to do. Dan > I never really was successful in this attempt. Even when I drove an > hour to attend a Leica Days presentation, I was not able to see a > 70-180 zoom or many of the I would like to have lenses. I think > the lack of pro use is more attributable to marketing than anything > else. Sure there are times when AF is really needed and the pros that > need that type of equipment won't come to the Leica fold. I think if > the Leica reps made the equipment readily available to try the sales > would go up.