Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] KONICA HEXAR II = Leica compatible?
From: Thomas Kachadurian <kach@freeway.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 22:56:00 -0500

Somebody please translate the french. Does this mean the new Konica will
have a Leica M mount?

My first 35mm camera was a Konica Auto S2. I'd have to buy the new one just
for the irony.

Tom

At 11:51 PM 3/16/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Lucien writes:
>
>> In French "REPONSES PHOTO" avril 1998, page 15:
>>
>> Konica Hexar II
>>
>> Notre compact de luxe prefere va connaitre une mutation essentielle:
>> en effet non seulement, l'obturateur du futur nouvel Hexar
>> devrait depasser le 1/250s, mais en plus cet Hexar sera
>> a objectifs interchangeables!
>> Et cerise sur le gateau, on devrait pouvoir beneficier
>> d'une comptabilite entre ce Konica et
>> une certaine famille de Leica M !!!
>> (we should have a compatibility with Leica M)
>> Bref tout cela agite le microcosme et on en reparle tres bientot...
>>
>>
>> Any comments?
>
>Only good ones :-)
>
>I can't see it doing any damage to *new* Leica sales, and it can see it
>doing a great deal of good for Konica *and* Leica.
>
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