[Leica] Yasuhara Reccieved Quick Review--why buy one?

[mak at teleport.com (mak@teleport.com)]

Why would anyone want to purchase an American made Kardon for $2500? A 
British made Reid for $2000? A Japanese Made Kwanon for $20,000 when you can 
buy a real really nice IIIc or IIIf for $400?

1. It is fun and funky

2. They did not make many of them

3. I can use a fun and funky camera, show it off and loan it to fellow Leica 
nut friends (www.bluemooncamera.com) and maybe sell it ina year or a decade 
for probably as much or more than I paid for it...


Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com>
Sent: Jun 24, 2005 6:17 AM
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: RE: [Leica] Yasuhara Reccieved Quick Review--why buy one?

I hate to ask a dumb question, but why would anyone want to buy a Chinese- 
made Yasuhara for $600 when you can buy a solid, proven Canon model P for 
1/2 that much?

Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> wrote:I'm pleased to hear that there doesn't 
appear to be a light leak
problem. I would welcome a fixed lens RF from Cosina even if it was put
in a plastic R type of body. But I suspect that this remaining stock of
Yasuharas will be the last fixed lens rangefinders I'll see in my
lifetime.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com




-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GREG
LORENZO
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:03 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Yasuhara Reccieved Quick Review


mak@teleport.com writes in part:

> Just received my Yasuhara from the Lomography guys took about a
> week. Camera was new boked and they included a delightful large 
> envelope filled with images books and goodies. 
> 
> I LIKE BESSA R CAMERAS A GREAT DEAL SO FORGIVE ME
> 
> The fit and finish seem better than my many Bessa R R2 cameras.
> 
> Bessas are a delight they ONLY flaw I have found is the tendency
> for the paint to fly off the black lenses and the R2...
> 
> It's not a Leica but better than a Bessa...
> 

The proof is in the pudding, not the recipe. Let us know the quality of
the output when you get back a developed roll or two?

Regards,

Greg


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