Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Bessa T
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 11:09:36 -0500
References: <200103161350.f2GDoSK08597@sushi.toad.net>

Steve LeHuray wrote:
> 
> > What is it with all this enthusiasm for the Cosina stuff?
> >
> > The price of the body plus three accessory finders on Mr. Gandy's most
> excellent
> > list, $825 (without shipping), equals the cost of the user Leica M2 or M4-2
> that is
> > waiting for you on the shelf of your local camera store or at one of the
> > photo shows
> > or even here on some blessed Friday. A far superior choice if one is
> interested in
> > taking pictures, not just playing around with gadgets.
> >
> > Why would anyone want to point an oddball item like the
> son-of-rapidwinder-equipped
> > Bessa with one big finder eye on top and blinking red lights at the back at
> > some poor
> > subject in this day and age? Are you trying to scare people away or take a
> picture?
> >
> > I was amazed to see that even the inside front cover of the LHSA Viewfinder
> > recently
> > was basically an
> > advertisement for this stuff. As for the claim that Kobayashi doesn't wish
> > to compete
> > with Leica, how does one explain the 28/1.9, 35/1.7. 50/1.5 etc.? Those surely
> are
> > designed precisely to attract attention away from Leica.
> >
> > For me, the only Cosina items of any real value are the 75 mm and maybe the
> 35mm
> > finders, which Leica does not make now. There may be some special occasions
> for the
> > 15mm and the 12mm. Very few, I'll wager.
> >
> > Emanuel Lowi
> > Montreal
> >
> Emanuel,
> 
> As far as the Cosina editorial presence in the LHSA's Viewfinder every issue
> for the past couple of years all written by Tom A, (and at the same time
> always being editorially critical of Leica) one has to wonder if Tom A is a
> paid consultant for Cosina. And I am a little shocked that the powers at
> LHSA go along with this. If I find out that Tom A is in fact a Cosina paid
> consultant I will be dropping my LHSA membership.
> 
> Steve
> Annapolis

This is a joke, right? Or are we about to see similar statements about
EP? Naw, it has to be a joke!

B. D.

In reply to: Message from "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net> (Re: [Leica] Bessa T)