Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 16:33:02 -0700
References: <006701c34651$f332e4c0$0316fea9@ccasony01>

bdcolen wrote:
> 
> The F3 is no longer manufactured. Whether they may still have some stock
> is another matter. I believe that $1300 has been the going price for
> some time.
> 
> Meanwhile, as to the Canon F1 - Not a quite camera, but one of the most
> solid SLRs ever built. A superior camera to the Nikon F, noise or no
> noise.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
> grduprey@rockwellcollins.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 3:09 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons
> 
> Actually the F3 is still available from Nikon, but at $1300.
> 
> Gene
> 
The F1 was said to be by Goldberg (who coined the term "hockey puck")
much more "hockey puck like" than the Nikon F.
Maybe he said "they made a better hockey puck."


Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon USA
http://www.rabinergroup.com
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