Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd go with a like-new 40/2 Summicron. I love mine! - Jim Laird digiratidoc@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: 03/19/2004 9:33:50 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Rollei 40/2.8 Sonnar [was Stephen Gandy took down theEpson R-D1 info!] > > That makes it more affordable than a 35/2 Summicron, but 3x as much as a > like-new 40/2 Rokkor. I'll go with the Rokkor, a known quantity. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Allen > Graves > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 6:14 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Rollei 40/2.8 Sonnar [was Stephen Gandy took down > the Epson R-D1 info!] > > Adorama offers the lens as a separate item- for $1000. It had better be > nice! > > Allen > > > > >Someone sold the lens but kept the body? Good grief! > > > >At 03:41 PM 3/19/2004, you wrote: > >>I recently acquired the Sonnar on eB*y, but haven't > >>had a chance to really put it through its paces, yet. > >>I can say that the build quality is nice, like the CV > >>50/3.5 Heliar. > >> > >>Chris > >> > >>-------------- > >> > >>I've never seen a review of the lens. I think Mehdad > >>may have one, but > >>haven't seen anything shot with it. Rollei should have > >>ditched the RF > >>idea > >>and just made some good Zeiss lenses in M mount. > >> > >>At 12:21 PM 3/19/2004, you wrote: > >>>Yes. The wind is my master. > >>> > >>>Now the Cosina-made Rollei rangefinger is one dud of > >>a camera. Adorma > >>is > >>>selling them as overstock. What brainless person > >>thought they could > >>sell a > >>>$500 Cosina for $1,900 by giving it a not very > >>attractive facelift and > >>>affixing the Rollei name? The three people who bought > >>them will have > >>real > >>>collector's items in 25 years. > >>> > >>>Sam S > >> > >>__________________________________ > >>Do you Yahoo!? > >>Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam > >>http://mail.yahoo.com > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information