Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe they will rebadge the konica 50 as the Elmarit-II - -----Original Message----- From: Dan S [mailto:dstate1@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 12:42 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Equal to Summicron 50!?! The new Hexar 50 is as good as the Summicron M 50?!? I think this should rock some boats...Especially since the rumor mill had Leica leaving the 50 alone since it could not be improved at a reasonable cost to the consumer...Now a "nobody" comes out of the blue and puts together a lens of similar quality for a lower price! Can it be SO?!? Sounds like they were willing to sit on their butts until someone pushed them into updating their products. Unfortunately that is not the behavior of an industry leader....which Leica claims to be in optics. I look forward to the increased competition in the RF camera business. Competition improves the breed! Dan >Or...They will futz around for so long that before they can make up their >minds it will appear rebaged as a Nikon SP7.... And who said there'd never >be another Nikon rangefinder? ;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of > > Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 7:25 PM > > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > > > > But there is no longer a relationship with Minolta. It would > > have to be > > reestablished, in which case they may opt for Konica instead. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Schofield [mailto:tdschofield@email.msn.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 11:03 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > > > > If we all want to keep speculating, perhaps the Minolta > > rangefinder which > > Mr. Gandy has rumored is in the works will get a Leica badge, > > as did the CL > > & as Hasselblad did for the X-Pan. > > > > Tom Schofield > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 5:40 AM > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > > > > > That's the message....Peter K bet that the Konica would be > > rebadged as an > > M, > > > and I said...safe bet... > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Buzz > > > > Hausner > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 6:30 PM > > > > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > > > > > > > > > > The Good Doctor forgot to include his message...which we all > > > > await eagerly! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 8:14 AM > > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I bet you both a roll of film the Hexar gets rebadged as a > > > > > Leica M-type. > > > > A sure bet for you! ;-)...But as to the other?..Dream on! > > > > > > > > > Maybe this will force Leica into the modern world. > > Maybe they will > > > > > actually develop a new body on their own too? God, what's next?! > > > > > (An AF R camera, I bet!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com