Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Announced but not available on the market. Tom A has a pre-release version, that's the only one outside of the company that I know of. Jem > ---------- > From: Dan S[SMTP:dstate1@hotmail.com] > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: 18 February 2000 14:49 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica]Konica Hexar...It ain't no Leica.. > > Tom, the Cosina WITH rangefinder has been on the market for about > 2 months now. > > Dan > > > > >Dan: > > > >It's a camera, but there's no rangefinder in it. > > > >Tom > > > >>I will only answer by saying that cosina managed to put together a > >>range finder camera for less than half the cost... > >> > >> > >>>From: john <bosjohn@mediaone.net> > >>>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>>Subject: Re: [Leica]Konica Hexar...It ain't no Leica.. > >>>Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:44:53 +0000 > >>> > >>>Dan S wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Dante, it just goes to show that handling is a subjective > thing...But > >>>I do > >>> > have one concern. Why is a a Konica HexarRF, made in Japan, > >>>with electronic > >>> > shutter and some fairly standard specs and no TTL, worth as much or > >>>more > >>> > than a Nikon F100? The profit margin for Konica has to be > >>>tremoundous! > >>> > > >>>While I agree that not having TTl is a serious omission, the cost > >>>comparison > >>>between the Nikon F100 and the Konica Hexar RF is faulty. The > NikonF100 > >>>may > >>>have many new features, but I am willing to bet that most of it's > >>>internal > >>>components are used in other Nikon cameras, and that the actual r and d > > >>>cost > >>>for the Nikon small by comparison to the r and d for the Konica. Also > I > >>>bet > >>>Nikon will sell one hundred times or more F100 as Konica will sell > >>>RF cameras, > >>>we Leica users not withstanding. Also if my memory serves, an optical > >>>range > >>>finder is a very expensive to build. If this camera uses an M mount it > > >>>must > >>>also use the cam follower lever to couple the lens to the range > >>>finder. Leica > >>>grinds the profile of these cams on their lenses individually for > >>>each lens, I > >>>think Konica would have to do the same. > >>>Adjusting the range finder and grinding the lens cams is expensive. > >>>John > >> > >>______________________________________________________ > >>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > >Thomas Kachadurian > >------------------- > >www.kachadurian.com > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >