Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New Hexar II
From: leover@knoware.nl
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 05:13:53 GMT

Lucien, Chris,

Perhaps it is good to add that the picture is merely an artist's
impression of what they think or know Konica is doing. The drawing
includes a bayonet mount, but it does not say proprietary or what.
What again was the story about the Leica bayonet? Is it still
protected?

Leo Verwoerd

>As far as I understand the Konica brings the new camera as an aswer to
>Leica/Contax battle - a rangefinder camera with interchangable lenses.
>The "Foto Magazine" editors hope that this camera will be fitted with
>the faster shutter i.e. more than 1/500 wich is shamefull slow in case
>of nowadays Hexar.
>
>Chris
>
>Lucien_vD wrote:
>>=20
>> Question for the German LUGers
>>=20
>> In Foto Magazin from march, there is a drawing of a
>> Hexar II with two separate lens and something about 1/500 s.
>>=20
>> My German is not so good, is there more information about it ??
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>>=20
>> Lucien
>> BELGIUM