I have used and handled a number of Leica-Ms and Rolleiflexes and imo they're external construction of the Leica is quite a bit better, the rolleiflex feels a little flimsy in some respects, where as nothing on the Leica-M is flimsy.
>I still don't think Leica's are better made than Rolleiflexes. > Still, I would like to have one :) > > Lukasz > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of frank theriault > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 10:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OT-Cheap Leicas-was: Let's get real, folks. > > > I guess the answer is: "They won't". > > They can't make bodies cheap enough, and if they get someone else to do > it (like the Minolta-made CL in the 70's), they won't make enough money > from it. Besides, I think the CL experience makes Leica think that > anything less than the M7 isn't "worthy" of the name Leica, and will > only denigrate the name as a whole. > > Besides, Voigtlander seems to have the "bargain" RF market these days. > It would be pretty tough for Leica (or anyone else) to undercut them in > price while maintaining any sort of quality/features. > > regards, > frank > > Łukasz Kacperczyk wrote: > > > I meant a *new* entry level camera with an entry level *price*. > > > > Łukasz > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Walkden > > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 12:52 AM > > To: Łukasz Kacperczyk > > Subject: Re[2]: Let's get real, folks. > > > > Hi, > > > > > until Leica comes up with an entry level rangefinder (i.e. never), > > > > the M2 was their entry-level rangefinder, back in 1957. > > > > --- > > > > Bob > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .