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Subject: [Leica] will you ever buy another leica body?
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Sat Sep 27 02:34:34 2008
References: <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36013F22E0@case-email.casefoods.com> <7D6C0C31AC5E400C83BD401A7523323C@robertbxucevjs>

It is a Minolta design (rather old) now manufactured in Leica mount,  
but, as you say, it is in no way inferior!


On 26 Sep, 2008, at 22:36, Robert Meier wrote:

> I have found the 24/2.8R to be astoundingly sharp, and that  
> surprised me, because all the talk for years about this lens is that  
> it is an inferior Minolta lens.  NOT SO!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com 
> >
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 3:13 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] will you ever buy another leica body?
>
>
>> Daniel,
>>
>> The 28/2.8 R would be tops on my list. It may be the best lens I ever
>> owned.
>>
>> DaveR
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Daniel Ridings [mailto:dlridings@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 2:24 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] will you ever buy another leica body?
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Kyle Cassidy  
>> <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
>> wrote:
>>> In the serious discussion I noticed several people said or implied
>> that
>>> they would probably never buy another M body. I may or may not  
>>> myself,
>>> but I was thinking that I'm probably actually MORE likely to buy
>> another
>>> _leica_ than I was before. I suddenly find the idea of having an  
>>> R3 or
>>> some variant much more appealing than I did before. (I'd love an R8
>> but
>>> I don't think the prices will likely drop into "affordable for  
>>> goofing
>>> off" any time soon).
>>
>> If I can get a handle and all of the cams on Leica R lenses and can
>> find a couple of R lenses that interest me, then I am seriously
>> looking at Doug's SL2.
>>
>> A 90 would interest me. A 28? A 35? Not sure. I just want to goof  
>> around
>> too.
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers) ([Leica] will you ever buy another leica body?)
Message from robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier) ([Leica] will you ever buy another leica body?)