Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LUGites, I think Minolta would help Leica especially from a financial perspective. Since Leica really has a very small piece of the SLR market, imagine a Minolta/Leica R9 with AF lenses made by Leica. WOW! (BTW, AF technology was originated by Honeywell, Minolta was just the first to put it in an SLR and Konica the first in a point & shoot) You'd finally have some real competition for Nikon and Canon! Minolta is probably the best ergonomically engineered camera on the market. Always very easy to use. The Leica name has great value in the photography market, so combining this advantage and a state-of-the-art (albeit not a collectible piece just yet) Minolta made R9, would really help both companies form a financial perspective. Minolta may help getting things out to market in a timely fashion, perhaps even build in a motor drive so one doesn't have to wait a great length of time in the hope they finally become available. The only caveat is that they both are poor in the marketing department, but this is easy to remedy. Peter K