Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Steve LeHuray wrote: >> >> > What is it with all this enthusiasm for the Cosina stuff? >> > >> > The price of the body plus three accessory finders on Mr. Gandy's most >> excellent >> > list, $825 (without shipping), equals the cost of the user Leica M2 or M4-2 >> that is >> > waiting for you on the shelf of your local camera store or at one of the >> > photo shows >> > or even here on some blessed Friday. A far superior choice if one is >> interested in >> > taking pictures, not just playing around with gadgets. >> > >> > Why would anyone want to point an oddball item like the >> son-of-rapidwinder-equipped >> > Bessa with one big finder eye on top and blinking red lights at the back at >> > some poor >> > subject in this day and age? Are you trying to scare people away or take a >> picture? >> > >> > I was amazed to see that even the inside front cover of the LHSA Viewfinder >> > recently >> > was basically an >> > advertisement for this stuff. As for the claim that Kobayashi doesn't wish >> > to compete >> > with Leica, how does one explain the 28/1.9, 35/1.7. 50/1.5 etc.? Those surely >> are >> > designed precisely to attract attention away from Leica. >> > >> > For me, the only Cosina items of any real value are the 75 mm and maybe the >> 35mm >> > finders, which Leica does not make now. There may be some special occasions >> for the >> > 15mm and the 12mm. Very few, I'll wager. >> > >> > Emanuel Lowi >> > Montreal >> > >> Emanuel, >> >> As far as the Cosina editorial presence in the LHSA's Viewfinder every issue >> for the past couple of years all written by Tom A, (and at the same time >> always being editorially critical of Leica) one has to wonder if Tom A is a >> paid consultant for Cosina. And I am a little shocked that the powers at >> LHSA go along with this. If I find out that Tom A is in fact a Cosina paid >> consultant I will be dropping my LHSA membership. >> >> Steve >> Annapolis > > This is a joke, right? Or are we about to see similar statements about > EP? Naw, it has to be a joke! > > B. D. > B.D. Please keep my above post in the proper context of the LHSA and its Viewfinder magazine. Personally I do not care if somebody is making money off this, but, if somebody is a paid consultant for a company and then writing stories as a "Contributing Editor" promoting a product in a publication I think it reasonable for people to know why the 'glowing' reviews. Also bear in mind that for me as a Publisher/editor editorial integrity is important. I am suspicious of Tom A's motives for the every issue raving reviews for Cosina in a Leica enthusiasts publication, not to mention all the free stuff he is getting from Cosina. I do not think this passes the smell test. Steve Annapolis