Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 11/24/1998 10:01:13 PM EST, Nigel wrote: << I was pointing out that Leica has abandoned the middle ground...lighter, more compact, and less-pricey fixed focal length lenses such as the 90/2.8 and 180/4 which might appeal to serious photographers not interested in slow zooms *or* the fast, stratospherically-priced behemoths such as the 70-180 2.8 or even the 100 or 180 APO's. >> I think he has an excellent point here. The by now famous - and in production - - Yasuhara (sp?) camera would not exist if there weren't a need in this area. Yasuhara-san is very aware that he could make an M-mount version of his camera, but is afraid of, in his words, putting another German camera company out of business. Leica is missing an opportunity here. Oh, and Eric - Canon _has_ lowered prices on the 540EZ and 1n, among others, and has been offering some rebates on better equipment (70-200L, etc.). Will von Dauster