Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Apples and Oranges
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 08:31:07 -0600

>in fact, if Nikon or Canon had a top-end 
>RFDR (a real one), they'd probably not have Leica M, either.....
>too troublesome for an incredibly expensive camera.....BUT, 
>there IS not another to choose.........

In fact Nikon researched building a rangefinder to compete with the Leica
M. Their conclusion was that it would be more expensive than an M6. I got
that directly from the top brass in the U.S. 

Leica's are not incredibly expensive because of some whim.

And I know that photojournalists aren't going to give up their Nikon's and
Canons for Leica. Unless they're badly bitten by the Leica bug, like me. On
the other hand, I'm looking at a couple of job possibilities where they
supply the cameras. Doubt they're Leicas.
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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

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