Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/28

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Subject: [Leica] Ted in Portland. The CameraWorld Experience
From: Don Lawrence <DLawrence@fkp.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:21:26 -0600

>> But no Contax for me. The N1 did not win me over Saturday.
>> I'm going Leica R with a 180 2.8 and macro glass!

>I'm with you here, Mark.  I had the same reaction to the N1; an RTS III, it
>ain't!  For my SLR needs, I'm still fence-sitting between an EOS outfit
with
>L-glass or an R8 (in the meantime, I keep buying more M gear, and the 28
>asph is next on the list).  I'll eventually break down and get _both_ an
EOS
>and R and have the best of both worlds (and an empty savings account).

>Dan

According to Contax, the N1 is not considered a replacement for the RTSIII.
Rumour tells of an RTSIV in the works, perhaps (most likely?)in the new AF
mount. In the meantime if you want to use Zeiss glass you can't do better
than the RTSIII.
RTSIII and 100/2.8 makro planar.

Don