Re: [Leica] lens heresy

["Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>]

John-
Just a thought, and I am sure to get the bejabbers flamed out of my Nomex
skivvies... I won't be able to use them for lens cleaning afterwards- I am
quite sure, but here goes:
given that the statements you made are true, and I am in full agreement,
what if... Leica had a 'second tier' of lenses- perhaps not labeled 'Leica'
but still superior to the offerings of other makers of generic lenses.
I would think that if they could successfully work with Minolta to produce
some of their R lenses in the past, that the same type of arrangement might
be attempted- Of course they would be more expensive than the N and C
brands, perhaps, but margianlly better even if they didn't quite reach the
standards of the Leica marque.
Would it be worth it to have a slightly upscale lens- a Bentley in stead of
a Roller?
To use a fountain pen analogy, my gold Parket Sonnet writes as well as the
Mont Blanc I tried- but was a whole lot chgeaper!!
Dan
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] lens heresy


> Leica does not have enough production capacity to keep up with present
> demand as it is. This why some lenses are in short supply. Lenses are done
> in batches and the less popular lenses have to wait their turn in the
queue.
>
> Increase production capacity you say? Leica sells into a niche market that
> is very vulnerable to the worlds economic conditions. The Asian flu just
> about put the current Leica management out of business. Leica lenses
require
> precise assembly and cannot be mass produced without a significant
lowering
> of quality.
>
> John Collier
>
> > From: Félix López de Maturana <fmaturana@inicia.es>
> >
> > I wonder why Leica cannot supply lenses
> > in other mounts!
>