Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Five. Or six. Whatever, I prefer my F2AS to any other SLR I've had...only autofocus I own is an F4s and for that matter I can't recall the last time I used it in AF mode... >Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 14:26:39 -0700 >From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons >Message-ID: <3F0DDA0F.7E530F03@pacbell.net> >References: <000001c34728$90e7a530$6401a8c0@dorysrusp4> > >BD > >Count me as #4, as I have been using my Nikon F2A reliably >since the '70's. It has never let me down. > >Jerry > >Don Dory wrote: > >> Well, I must be number three as I am eying the prices of mint R8's and >> most commonly use an SL2 if I use a SLR. >> >> Don >> dorysrus@mindspring.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Douglas >> Herr >> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 3:08 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons >> >> langhans <langhans@compwrx.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > OK, BD. I'm one. Would the other 5 like to speak out? >> > >> > Aram >> >> >> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:13:39 -0400 >> >> From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> >> >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons >> >> Message-ID: <001c01c346e5$1449c5a0$0316fea9@ccasony01> >> >> References: >> >> >> >> The reason Nikon still has F3's for sale is the same reason >> >> that the R line has been a financial dog for Leica - there >> >> are only about six people out there these days in the market >> >> for a solid, reliable, manual focus SLR any more. The F3 was >> >> and is a terrific camera - but it came out at the wrong time >> >> in the evolution of Autofocus and auto everything. >> > >> > > Here's another. Four more - then we've accounted for the entire market. - -- Craig Zeni - REPLY TO -->> clzeni at mindspring dot com http://www.trainweb.org/zeniphotos/zenihome.html http://www.mindspring.com/~clzeni/index.html WARNING: Above message may contain nuts or nut products. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html