[LRFlex] Re: Leica R to EOS adaptors ... alternative brands.
- From: Don Bledsoe <d30gaijin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:43:52 -0700
Well, first off these are new, not slightly used. Give it a while
when they start to show up on the used market and they'll be down
around that price. There is some intricate machining to them in order
to adapt the Leica to a Canon, and they're not a high volume item as
when Tamron was making their various "Adapt All" adapters. There is
no Leica name on them. They're being made in Japan. To me they're
worth $90 to $100 new, but not $175! The most important question
about such an adapter is, do they focus accurately at infinity. Mine
does and I paid $80 less than Camera Quest wants, even though they try
the old warning, "Don't be fooled by generic imitations." I'm not
fooled, for $86 less I got a finely made adapter with the same
functions as the higher priced model. So one has to ask, what does
the additional $86 Camera Quest charges buy me?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:58:00 -0800 (PST), S Gardner <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anyone have any idea why these things cost so much? By comparison, a Tamron
> adapter that's smart enough to provide full 3 cam compatibility can be had <
> $70. (Lightly used of course since they're not available new any more.)
>
> But $175 or even $89 for an adapter? Puh-lease! How sophisticated are
> these things? Am I missing something?
>
> The answer may be as simple as 'low volume of sales AND it says "Leica" on
> it so we can get away with it'.
>
> Inquiring minds want to know . . . /Scott Gardner
>
>
> Don Bledsoe <d30gaijin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>Forget the auction site, & go direct to Stephen Gandy's Camera Quest
> site and buy the adapter direct.<<
>
> Why pay $175 plus shipping from Camera Quest for a Leica R to EOS
> adapter when you can get the Leica R to EOS adapter for $89 plus
> shipping as a "Buy It Now" item from Fotodiox on eBay or simply order
> direct from http://www.Fotodiox.com and bypass eBay?
>
>
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:01:34 EST, NATSTEK@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Hey Guy's,
> >
> > Forget the auction site, & go direct to Stephen Gandy's Camera Quest site
> > and buy the adapter direct.
> >
> >
> >
> > Art Tafil
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