Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We agree on this one, Feli. If I had money to really play with, this is definitely one I'd go for. And to answer the question: why buy the reissue rather than the real thing? Simple - any camera I buy, I want to use - and I mean use. And if I'm going to sink allot of money into a classic rangefinder such as this, I'd rather have a brand new one than one that's almost 50 years old. But I don't have money to play with, so it's all moot. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of feli Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 5:28 PM To: Leica Users Group; Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: New Nikon SP 2005 Limited Edition Introduced I agree, but I think the S3 tanked, because it wasn't enough camera for the money. It doesn't even have a parallax corrected viewfinder. You can also find a real S3 for less money. The S3 simply doesn't have the same mystique. I believe the SP may be a different story. It's the Nikon RF everyone wants. Imagine if Leica had stopped making M cameras 30 years ago and suddenly decided to reissue the M4. A beat up chrome SP starts at $2500, but the price of an original black paint model (forget about mint) makes the re-issue almost look like a bargain. feli -----Original Message----- From: Jeffery Smith <jefferys@gmail.com> A bit surprising after hearing that they lost so much money on the S3 and that the S3 was moving so slowly in sales. Jeffery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- Feli di Giorgio feli2@earthlink.net www.elanphotos.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information