Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning J. Wulff wrote: > > My M6's have, all in all, been the most reliable Leicas I've had. > However... the most reliable 35mm cameras I've had were some Konica > Autoreflex cameras that I used heavily between 1969 and 1980. Not one > repair or adjustment was ever made or required. Optical performance was > excellent, and I shot Leica and Konica together on many occasions. Some of > the photos on my web site were taken with Konica. Leicas undoubtedly look > and feel better built, but given that during the period I used Konicas a > lot my Leicas were in the shop at least once every three years each, Konica > Autoreflexes were undoubtedly the more reliable camera. BTW, the Nikons > I've had since Konica gave up on SLR's have not been quite as reliable. > Henning: Amen to your statement about Konica reliability. I would also add a word of caution to owners of some expensive, well known lenses: don't test them against some of the better Konica Hexanon lenses unless you are prepared for a big disappointment. Randolph Carlisle