Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/12

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Subject: [Leica] Summarit Reviews
From: leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Sat Jan 12 11:40:04 2008
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I believe the Summarits should compete not only the used lens market, but 
Cosina sales also (Zeiss & especially the Voigtlander Skopars f2.5 
35/50/75). 
Though I'd still prefer a faster used Summicron/lux to a new Summarit. Speed 
still matters...

D.



>(...) However my real point is that the major market for the Summarits is 
>us cheapskates  that buy used (...)  In some previous statement by the 
>President of Leica USA or the CEO of Leica Germany, the guy said that the 
>sale of used equipment is 4 times the new products sale. I think he wants a 
>piece of that market segment (...)
>Frank Filippone


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