Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The expensive part, and the reason it is $500, is the viewfinder with its brightline frames and parallax correction. The camera that the Bessa R and L is based on has composite top, bottoms and backs so it would be rather like trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear if you plated the thing. I like the camera as it is but I am not interested in a LTM camera. If it comes out in M mount it would make a great camera for those situations where Jim uses a UV filter. John Collier :-) > From: rusty hubbard <rustyhub@yahoo.com> > > Well,for $500 ,a Bessa-R should have a metal top and > bottom. Nikon can make the FM2n for that much and it's > much nicer feeling than the R. It's not that I don't > like the Bessa R,I've owned it and a Bessa-L for a > short while. I've seen really low prices for the Bessa > L ($129) from a major retailer. Let's hope the Bessa-R > drops to a level that reflects it's build quality > (less than $300!!) It's just so damn plasticky.