RE: [Leica] Fuji building an M

[Alexey Merz <alexey@webcom.com>]

I (Alexey Merz) wrote:
>> Face it, Peter. The reasons that you have for using the M are 
>> different than the reasons that *I* have for using it. For 
>> me the bodies are primary and the lenses are secondary, but
>> wonderful, benefits. 

In reply, Peter Kotsinadelis <peterk@lucent.com> typed:
> Then is the body is primary, wouldyou put a Tamron lens on it in 
> favor of a
> Leica?  I think not.
> Think about it!


I did not say that optical quality is unimportant - indeed,
I said the opposite - but that the M body was my *primary* 
reason for using Leica. I think there are good lenses in
several 35 mm systems, even in the focal lengths that I 
prefer. As I said, we have a difference of opinion. 


So perhaps you could do me the courtesy of *reading* my 
posts before you reply to them!

- -Alexey