Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/06

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Subject: [Leica] 16-16-15 lens comparison
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Tue Nov 6 11:45:40 2007
References: <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36013F1F6F@case-email>

Hi Dave,
Interesting info indeed.
Looks like some great photography on your site, too, but it seems to  
be on such a slow server?
Takes ages to load a page. Real shame for your photography.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe




Op 6-nov-07, om 18:24 heeft David Rodgers het volgende geschreven:

> Leonard wrote:
>
>>> I'm afraid with the depreciating dollar and Leica's increased  
>>> prices,
>
> it's getting very difficult to afford new Leica equipment.<<
>
> I just happened to have a Leica price list from 1992. I'll bet you  
> could
> peruse early LUG messages from shortly after that time and you'll
> discover similar laments. It goes with the territory, I'm afraid.
> Granted they're list prices, but still!
>
> http://www.purplehen.com/leica/leica92pl.pdf
>
>
> Since moving to NC a couple of years ago most of my spare time has  
> been
> spent playing golf rather than photographing. However, lately I've  
> been
> photographing golf courses, a melding of the two passions. I was in  
> the
> market for a laser rangefinder recently. They're really handy for
> getting the exact shot distance to the pin. Some people use GPS units,
> but I prefer laser rangefinders. I tried a lot of different units from
> Bushnell, to Nikon, to Leupold. The best by far, of course, was the
> Lieca 1200. But it also cost two to three times as much as other  
> units.
>
> I didn't buy the Leica. I regret it every time I look through the
> viewfinder of the unit I purchased. The one I bought works great.  
> But it
> isn't a Leica! I'll probably end up buying the Leica at some point. I
> never should have tested it. Leica is always difficult to afford,
> but....
> Everyone here knows what I'm talking about.
>
> DaveR
>
>
>
>
>
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