Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am afraid the rangefinder mechanism is the expensive part. For an extra $600 you can get one with titanium body and AE from Konica, but that would defeat the purpose of a light weight second body. ray rusty hubbard wrote: > 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. > > --- Matt Kollasch <mattew.kollasch@uni.edu> wrote: > > Hi Rusty, Please elaborate on why you believe the >