Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ouch! That hurts :-) ! Oh well, $245 for a Contax finder was still a better value (to me) than $300 for the Leica model. John At 02:52 PM 05/28/1999 -0400, Ting Lee wrote: >Got the contax finder from Ken awhile bak for under $100 >Ting > >----- Original Message ----- >From: John Gong <jgong@cisco.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Cc: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 2:41 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] - A LEGITIMATE LEICA QUESTION/(Want to buy...) > > >> Regarding 21mm finders, I've seen a couple of dealers selling an >inexpensive japanese Avenar (sp?) 21mm finder. It's under $100. The Contax >G viewfinder is much pricier - local dealers didn't have them in the price >book, so I ordered one directly from Contax (Yashica) USA in New Jersey. >Expensive - $245 plus shipping. >> >> >> John >> >> P.S. the two shops I saw the inexpensive finder are Camera Bug and Adolf >Gasser, both in San Francisco. >> >> >> >> At 12:35 AM 05/29/1999 +0800, Dr. Joseph Yao wrote: >> >Bob Keene/Karen Shehade wrote: >> >> >> >> B.D. and all- >> >> >> >> sorry B.D., I've no info for you.....but, >> >> ontop of B.D. 's request, if any one has info regarding a Canon Serenar >28/ >> >> f2.8 lens shade.....? >> >> Also a decent (read inexpensive) 21mm finder for a Kobayashi 21mm.....? >> >> >> >> thanks in advance >> > >> >Bob, >> > >> >Have you considered the Contax 21mm finder for the Biogon G 21/2.8? A >> >Contax dealer may be able to order one for you and it should cost less >> >than $100. I recall a fellow LUGger in Japan was offering bulk purchase >> >of this finder, but I have lost track of what came out of it in the end. >> > >> >I will check if it is available separately here in Hong Kong. >> > >> >Cheers, >> > >> >Joseph >> > >> >