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

[langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer)]

Probably the reason why there aren't fixed lens RFs about the size of
a Leica CL is that the market is awash with excellent ones used.  Why
plunk down big bucks for a new one, when you can get a Minolta 7SII or
9, a Konica Auto S3 or S2, a Canon G17QL, etc, etc. for a relative
bargain?  In the same way that a large used market for M Leicas cuts
into the sales base for new M Leicas, so too do these cut into the
sales base for the rangefinder of your dreams.

Mark


On 6/24/05, Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> wrote:
> I think that the void existing in the RF area now is the small, light,
> fixed-lens RF rather than the large, heavy, substantial RF. I generally
> avoid carrying a larger camera. Right now, the camera that fits that
> description most closely would be the Bessa R with the 35/2.5 pancake on
> it. A fixed lens RF more along the size of the Leica CL would be nice.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
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