[Leica] Optic Names

[Bob_Maxey@mtn.3com.com]

>>Kyocera insists on this arrangment, as they are afraid that the
reputation
of the lenses will be harmed if these lenses are perceived as having been
"made by Kyocera".

Might be true. and that is part of the problem. Regardless of whos name is
on the lens, if it is made by Zeiss, it will offer a certain performance.
That performance does not change regardless of whos name is attached. All
that changes is the perception, and that is foolish. It shows that some buy
names not actual performance.

If Leica was made in Korea on a Leitz Line, by Little Germans and no one
but Leitz people run the line, the lenses will be viewed differnelty, and
some will not buy them because who wants a serious Leicaflex built in
Korea.

RM