Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04

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Subject: [Leica] Rollei 40/2.8 Sonnar [was Stephen Gandy took down the Epson R-D1 info!]
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sat Sep 4 06:33:23 2004
References: <20040319214141.73374.qmail@web60303.mail.yahoo.com>

Someone sold the lens but kept the body? Good grief!

At 03:41 PM 3/19/2004, you wrote:
>I recently acquired the Sonnar on eB*y, but haven't
>had a chance to really put it through its paces, yet.
>I can say that the build quality is nice, like the CV
>50/3.5 Heliar.
>
>Chris
>
>--------------
>
>I've never seen a review of the lens. I think Mehdad
>may have one, but
>haven't seen anything shot with it. Rollei should have
>ditched the RF
>idea
>and just made some good Zeiss lenses in M mount.
>
>At 12:21 PM 3/19/2004, you wrote:
> >Yes. The wind is my master.
> >
> >Now the Cosina-made Rollei rangefinger is one dud of
>a camera. Adorma
>is
> >selling them as overstock. What brainless person
>thought they could
>sell a
> >$500 Cosina for $1,900 by giving it a not very
>attractive facelift and
> >affixing the Rollei name? The three people who bought
>them will have
>real
> >collector's items in 25 years.
> >
> >Sam S
>
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Replies: Reply from ahgraves at prodigy.net (Allen Graves) ([Leica] Rollei 40/2.8 Sonnar [was Stephen Gandy took down the Epson R-D1 info!])
In reply to: Message from furcafe at yahoo.com (Chris Chen) ([Leica] Rollei 40/2.8 Sonnar [was Stephen Gandy took down the Epson R-D1 info!])