Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Bennett" <guybnt@idt.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 9:57 PM Subject: [Leica] asph summicron 28... > > john and julian, > . i had heard of, but never seen > the ricoh 28 until i found the following listing on ricoh's japanese sight: > > http://ricoh.co.jp/camera/gr-lens/index.html > > the lens ain't cheap (it's listed at about $900.) but the few mentions of > it i have seen have been positive. also, i am told that it is not > commercially available outside of japan. Hi Guy, I've recently spoken to Robert White in the Uk is a Leica Specialist stockist. He has the Ricoh in stock for 475GBP (more than half the price of the leica 28). He says customers are very happy with it and would rate it as good as the leica. I've heard that the build isn't as good and it isn't as good as third generation Elmarits. Still, for street photog with fast films, I'm not sure if the extra 700GBP is worth it. Julian