Andrew
Sorry I'm getting to this so late--busy weekend. B&H has the best prices
and is reliable. I don't know if they ship internationally, but I'd assume
so. BTW, I'm very interested in the Bessa R and it's lenses, so if you take
the plunge, please let me know what you think.
Regards,
John
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From: andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 3:13 AM
Subject: [OM] [OT] Bessa prices
> Vaughan
> Suggest you check Voigtlander prices at Stephen Gandy's site here -
> http://cameraquest.com/inventor.htm
> Some are much better than Oz prices - i.e. Bessa L body US$200 - a lot
> better than OZ$700!
> AndrewF
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> >Cosina are making mouth-watering lenses for Leica-screw mount
> >rangefinder cameras under the Voightlander brand: how does a 12mm
> >*rectilinear* wide-angle for full-frame 35mm sound! They also make a
> >15mm, 25mm etc up to 90mm, all at very reasonable prices with excellent
> >optical quality too. Some lenses have multiple aspherical surfaces. In
> >Sydney Australia I can get a new Bessa-L body for $700 and the above
> >mentioned 12mm lens for $1500 all in Australian dollars. That's about as
> >much as a used Leica M body alone costs.
> >
> >It seems that Cosina are open-minded to alternative markets and product
> >nieches, and are not too fussed about slaughtering sacred cows along the
> >way. I reckon they'd be the team to grab the OM-batton and run with it
> >-- forget Olympus.
>
> >Vaughan
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