Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think my R3 was made in Portugal (safari model). It may be cheap, but I love it - - reliable, quiet and accurate. Anyway, as long as the body *works* then it is all in the glass and the eye, no? I agree that $4000 in lenses for an R3 seems strange though - $3000 in glass and a used R8 would be my choice, and I'd probably get the 35 summilux and an 70-180 2.8 - oops, over budget already! :) - - marc SthRosner@aol.com wrote: > How about remembering that our friend has started with an R-3 and 50 > Summicron-R. Yes, add a 90 (2,8?) and maybe the 25/4 Voigtlander/Cosina. But > why not suggest a second R-body, say an R-6.2 or R-7? The R-3 is a budget > Japanese Leica one can buy mint/mint for $325.-375. Then $4,000. for a set of > lenses for that single body? Hmmm. > > Seth LaK 9 > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html