Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<html> Thank you Hans. This is exactly the kind of answer I was looking for.<br> <br> Jim<br> <br> <br> At 08:00 PM 5/18/99 +0200, you wrote: <br> <blockquote type=cite cite>>WHY?????<br> <br> <font size=2>Jim,</font><br> I can only answer for myself. I prefer the SA 21 before the 21 asph because of it's compact size, as well as I like the Ricoh 28 for the same reason. Bodies with these lenses are very easy to pick up or drop into the photo bag without fiddling. Earlier I used a Elmarit 28 (second generation), and I can tell you that the Ricoh is as least as good, in fact better on large openings.<br> <br> <font size=2>All right, the current Elmarit 28 is better AND compact. But I decided for the Ricoh, that cost 1/3 of the Leica price, and invested the saved funds in a trip to Italy for me and my wife.</font><br> <br> <font size=2>There it is.</font><br> <br> <font size=2>Hans</font></blockquote><br> </html>