Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/01
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>I am deeply disturbed by this news. Although I do not own a screw-mount
>camera, I am a regular user of both the 65mm Elmar-V and 200mm Telyt-V. Both
>are great lenses and I am sure that so are other screw-mount lenses.
>
>If Leica continues on this course, they will be no different than Cannon,
>Nikon, and others.
<snip>
I, too, am disturbed, like Chris. I, also, do not own screw lenses, but it
makes you wonder what they will do years down the road when today's bayonet
lenses are passé.
I intend writing them and explaining that if, indeed, this is true, then I
will not patronize Leica Service at all. Their policy re: screw mount lenses
could backfire to the extent that they lose *all* of their service business,
not just screw mount.
I'd like to hear some more input on this. Is Leica Service willing to give
up all their business to the DAG's, Focal Point's, Sherry Kräuter's et al.?
If so, they've taken the first step. Of course, we're not even addressing
the issue of spare parts.
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