Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whether it's competitive with the DSRLs all depends on whether or not you want to work with a rangefinder. Period. If you do, then it's competitive. If you don't, why buy it. I would love to be able to stick my ASPH 35 summilux on a rangefinder body - giving me what will probably be the world's best 50 f 1.4 - and use it as part of my regular 'tool kit.' So it's certainly worth the price - and the price will undoubtedly drop. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Matthew Powell Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:21 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] epson digital RF report pages On Mar 11, 2004, at 10:45 AM, Henning Wulff wrote: > If they charge $6000 or more for it, yes. > > For $2500, or probably less than $2000 street price for the RD-1, I > can live with more compromises. That's the one issue that came up to me - for $2500, you can get a Nikon D100 and a set of good primes. The price-point on the RD-1 would have to drop quite a bit for me to see it as competitive with the DSLRs. (Or be shown to really take advantage of the 'superior' Leica glass.) (Not that I'll be able to afford a D-anything in the near future, but it's fun to think about it.) - -- 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