Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 11/23/98 5:20:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, marho@ida.liu.se writes: << Secondly, why would Leica manufacture lenses which are compatible with *competitors* camera systems, steering potential customers away from their own SLR range? Even if the R-system isn't autofocus, there are still people who buy it. We even hear testimony on the LUG of people who sell their Nikon and Canon AF systems to get into the manual focus R-system. The world needs alternatives, not more of the same. >> Martin, Perhaps to sell more product? For all those that do convert, there are many more that do not. Strikes me as the ability to sell more lenses to those that probably would not inveset in the whole system might not be all that stupid. They are only taking the risk of not selling one body with the potential of selling more lenses. Thus giving the world another alternaitve. Just my .02 of course - ain't America great? Bill