Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New M6 Titanium & suitability of M& for wildlife photography
From: "fs" <frank.shaw@balcab.ch>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 16:05:34 +0100
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From: "Pascal" <cyberdog@attglobal.net>
To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] New M6 Titanium
 EXCEPT the titanium M lenses (which I can more or less
> understand since these are considered "collector items") and some selected
> others, among which the very expensive new Super-Elmarit-R 15/2.8 ASPH. Go
> figure on that one !


So I think it is fair to say that the titanium-coated M6s, will retain their
value better than the rest of the range.
I think the big discounts ( where did you hear about the discount of 1000
DEM offered on
all M and R lenses? ) reflect the impact of digital photography as well as
the economy.

By the way - I_m interested in the M6 only because of my interest in
photographing parrots in the rainforests of South America.
I wonder if 135mm is enough telephoto - is there nothing more powerful from
a third party? - perhaps I would be better off with a Hassie, except for the
size and possibly the build quality of the Hassie body which is not, I've
heard, in the same league as the M6.

frank

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