Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Dr. Joseph Yao" wrote: > > The Leica Minilux was a joint effort by Leica, Nikon, Hoya and Matsushita > (Panasonic/National/Technics). The camera and optics are a Leica design > with the electronics designed by Nikon. Hoya supplied the lens elements and > Matsushita provided the engineering and manufacturing. hmm. the lens is "supplied by Hoya." Is it true, as I've been told, that Hoya owns (at least part) of Cosina ? Could the Minilux lens be the first Japanese "Voigtlander" lens on a Japanese "Leica" ? Stephen Gandy