Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:32 PM 4/4/98 +0200, you wrote: >Maybe you know it already, but I heard today for the first >time (from 2 of the dealers where I buy/ bought my gear), >that the 2/90 R Summicron will be discontinued. > >No date, no more information. > >They said additionally, that Solms currently takes decisions, >which they do not understand anymore, i.e. taking lenses out >of the production although they are still requested from their >(locally limited) point of view. There can only be one explanation for this. They have a new one coming out. We know for sure the M version is coming, so instead of having to highly discount the current lens like they did the 180s, they are just letting supplies run out before bringing out the successor. And they also may be consolidating formula between M and R? No reason the 90 Summicron formula won't work on both systems, no? They are not the only camera manufacturer to discontinue an item before announcing the next. Canon just did it with their new Digital camera that is just starting to ship (with no batteries I might add because the battery manufacturer just dropped out, which makes it a great $11,500 paper weight). So Leica isn't the only one to be the victim of a manufacturer going out of business at a bad time (R8 and winder/motor). ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch How do I set my laser printer on stun?