Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've tried to get this discusion going on CIS before tha tno one was talking. All this talk of Ricoh and Konica lenses on the M and Thread mount camera seems backward to me. I understand that there are limited opportunities for 28mm lenses in thread mount and that's part of the excitment. But why would you spend $1,200 or more on camera body and then try to save $300 on the lens that makes the photograph. I can't understand why someone hasn't made an M body. It's my dream. Nikon, Canon, even Pentax could build a fine film back for my Leica glass. The rangefinder would be the tricky part. If the CLE is any indication, the Leica rangefinder is a true work of art, but if they could get the rangefinder even close, just think of the posibilites. Matrix metering, automatic metering, TTL flash with a 250th sync, a quiet built in motorized film advance, even, dare I wish it, auto bracketing. While the market for a new rangefinder line might be limited, a new body for all of those lenses already out there would sell at least a few. Why hasn't someone tried it? Tom