Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Where I work, Leitz microscopes are all over the lab. ...Vick Javier Perez wrote: >Howdy >?Unlike Zeiss, Leitz doesn't have the name recognition >to market to the general public. How many outside this >list would buy a pair of Leitz sunglasses! Even if >they were aspherical. Clearly they would have to >become an independent lens mfg. Of course they >wouldn't be able to make EOS lenses but they could >release stuff on PK M42 CY FD and on Nikon for use >with the current F5, Maybe as part of an >interchangeable mount system or using the existing >adaptall. No one could say anything to stop them since >these mounts are all on expired patents. Of course >companies never listen to guys like me until it's too >late! >Javier > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html