Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 24mm, 75mm
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:23:14 -0700
References: <01C0092B.8A981400@user-2ive1b9.dialup.mindspring.com>

Austin Franklin wrote:
><Snip> 
> I am getting a Contax 85/1.4, and it'll be interesting to see how it
> compares with the 75/1.4...  Much to my surprise, the Contax Aria is
> smaller than the M6 w/ RapidWinder...and a lot lighter...but it doesn't
> feel like an M ;-)

No! it feels like polycarbonate enclosed micromotors and cpu's!
I wouldn't mind having one though. Of course all eyes are on the N1!
Could cause a glut in the market for the non AF stuff.
ZEISS at a NICE PRICE!
http://www.photoshot.com/articles/contaxn1.html
Mark William Rabiner

In reply to: Message from Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com> (RE: [Leica] 24mm, 75mm)