Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/17

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Subject: [Leica] Leica R lenses on M8
From: cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer)
Date: Tue Jul 17 09:12:49 2007
References: <200707171555.l6HFsK0m000221@server1.waverley.reid.org>

Hi Greg,
I agree that $1,800 is ridiculous for an adaptor but perhaps there  
was some miscommunication and the $1800 is the price of a digilux 3  
on special to M8 owners???
Cheers
Howard

On 17 Jul 2007, at 11:55 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:37:39 -0600
> From: GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R lenses on M8
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <f329b8f43e39.469be523@shaw.ca>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Howard Cummer writes:
>
>> I think the number is 222228
>> I have an adaptor to mount Minolta lenses on M cameras from the same
>> vintage. Paid Eu 150 for it at the Cologne camera fair last September
>> - because I thought it was an adaptor for R lenses to M.
>
> Hi Howard,
>
> $1,800 plus the cost of a new 70-180/2.8 R lens is just too  
> expensive. Leica name or no Leica name on the thing. Even 150 Eu is  
> a tad over what you'd expect to pay.
>
>
>
> Greg J. Lorenzo
> Calgary, Alberta
>


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