Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> What difference does it make who designed the body? You buy into a > camera system for its lenses. The camera body is merely a light proof > box. Besides, if a Japanese camera company were to have anything to do > with the R8, my guess is that most of us would be SECRETLY relieved. > When was the last time any German company came up with an original all > German camera design? Would anyone out there say Kyocera did a poor job > with Contax SLRs or the G2? The G2 and the RTS III are proofs that this > German/Japanese alliance can be a good thing! Before Lucien comments on this comment, let me just say that Kontax bodies are not german/japanese but entirely japanese. And by the way it does not make a difference for the USER where parts of a body come from, but it seems to make a big image difference (for POSERS) - maybe some out there have not kept up with development and still believe german-build is better build. Christian