Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:31 PM 8/10/1999 EDT, Tom Abrahamson foolishly queried: >A metered 3F with a 1/125 flash synch, 1/2000 top >speed and a price of around $450. Wouldn't that be a beauty! Well, to be rude, no. A Cosina Piece of Shit remains a Cosina Piece of Shit, Tom, however you slice it. It isn't a Leica, and if you think it is, well, I'd hold my peace, if I were you: your income is gauged by your credibility within the Leica community and if the word starts getting around that you believe some Cosina garbage is Leica-like, well, brother, you will simply cause apoplexy from the laughter which results among the cognescenti. Cosina is a junk company making junk. Better than a lot of Oriental junk, but, for the all of it, still junk. It is NOT of Leitz quality nor of Leica quality. It is junk by these standards. Great flash speeds and it is broken and unrepairable in six months. A wonderful way to spend your $450. A IIIc would make more sense, with a Kontakt. Can we just keep this list on-target? It is the LEICA Users Group. Not the Cosina Users Group. Not the Nikon Users Group. Not the Contax Users Group. Not the Hasselblad Users Group. It is CERTAINLY not that erudite chamber, the Rollei List. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!