Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica vs. Contax wars
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 16:57:32 -0800

john wrote:
> 
> Dan Cardish wrote:
> >
> > Why don't we do a lens by lens comparison between Contax and Leica.
> >
> > First off, how does the Contax 75/1.4 compare with Leica's?   Hmmm, wait a
> > minute, I don't think Contax makes one.   OK, then,  how does the Contax
> > 50/1 compare with Leica's?  Hmmm, wait a minute, I don't think Contax makes
> > one.  OK, then, how does the APO 90/2 Contax lens compare with Leica's?
> > Hmmm, wait a minute, I don't think Contax makes one.   OK, then, how does
> > the Contax 35/1.4 compare with Leica's?  Hmmm, wait a minute, I don't think
> > Contax makes one.  OK, then, how does.....
> >
> > Dan C.
> >
> How does the Leica M zoom lens compare to the Contax?
> John

Mystery John:
With such hair splitting trivial differences between the Leica M and Contax G
systems and lack of that ultimate convenience of zooming we wonder why you
bother with the Leica's at all! They cost a lot of money and they don't zoom!
Why not just sell them and get on the Contax list? 
Mark Rabiner