Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jem Kime wrote: > > Report on the LUG meeting with Leica, Photokina 2000-09-30 > kindly organised by Erwin Puts. > Lucien - Will you be creating an Apo extender to work with the old lenses? > Leica - As a question for the optical designer the answer is technically > feasible but from a production manager's perspective it is a difficult item > to sell, volume will never be high. Most people want a 2x converter if they > are buying one at all, they perceive it as better value for money, they > don't realise that there are many advantages to a 1.4x extender but in our > opinion it would not create enough sales to justify the selling price. Jem, My question was about a new 1,4X Apo Extender for all the R lenses from 50mm. You know, one of my dream for the R8.... I know since that meeting that it will never come true... :-( Thank you for the report. Lucien