Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Article on the Leica Matsushita partnership to produce compact digital cameras
From: Gwpics@aol.com
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:25:53 EDT
 
>Furchheim says that while Leica offers
> traditional workmanship it has always innovated... Initial cooperation will be on the compact cameras, but Furchheim says it is not beyond imagination for the M series to have a digital option, "but only if it produced the best photographs and the lifecycle of the camera was not compromised."'
> 
> Howard Cummer.

That sounds pretty reassuring to me as it would seem that they intend to maintain quality on their 'prime'cameras without compromise but build on their name to produce income and market share.

Gerry