Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marvin, What were these lenses? Who made them? Were they bought retail, over the counter, or what? PB On Fri, 5 Sep 1997 00:39:59 -0400 (EDT), Leikon35@aol.com wrote: > A Japanese acquaintance of mine just returned from Tokyo with 2 = beautiful > Leica "M" mount lenses. According to him > "The Leitz (Leica) patent = for > the bayonet mount, has run out & therefore expect to see many new > lenses on the market at less than German prices." < > **************************Marvin = Moss*********************************** >=20 > Shawn wrote: > >And if Sigma made Leica mount lenses (in the SLR world Leica is R, = not L - > >that's Canon) nobody in their right minds would buy them. You don't go= to a > >fine restaurant to eat hot dogs. :-) >=20 > It's funny that you should say that, because Adorama has done exactly=20 > that. They sell 21 and 28mm lenses with accessory finders in the M = mount=20 > for approx. $700 each. Popular Photography did a test of the two = lenses=20 > and said that they were essentially fair quality no-name Japanese = glass. =20 > They might not be selling out of them, but they must have perceived = some=20 > demand for these lenses if they went to the trouble of putting them on=20 > sale. >=20 >=20 > >> Paul C. Brodek/Trek Japan E-mail: pcb@iac.co.jp Tel: 078-413-6606 (Int'l: 81-78-413-6606) =46ax: 078-413-6606 (Int'l: 81-78-413-6607)