Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would be the first kid on the block to get one. I donıt feel any compulsion to buy the mentioned lenses (I own a perfectly good skinny TE). I would feel very compelled to buy a camera that weighs at least a HALF POUND less than my M5 and Hexar RF, has a big bright viewfinder and a nice fell for a light camera (the Bessa R), and WOULD MOUNT my 35 Summicron M and my 50 Summicron. It means an outfit that would be used a lot. Weight and a good viewfinder are two of the most importand criteria for me. Of course I would not run to give up the M5 or the RF. Experience would decide what I would keep. Jay - ----------------- ³ From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu> Subject: Re: [Leica] M-mount Bessa-R I think I would ask why they would bother. The Bessa-R rangefinder would be incapable of handling some of the lenses that compel people to buy Leicas: the 75/1.4, 90/2.8, 90/2, 135s, etc. The Bessa-R is designed as a fun way for Cosina to sell its LTM lenses (which are most likely a lot more profitable than the bodies). If it made an M mount camera, people would just buy used Leica lenses. It seems like it would be a bad business decision. And what would it be? Just a cheaper, louder, more plastic version of an M6 that would lack the RF capabilities of even a 0.58. ³