[Leica] Was: For B.D. | Now: Leica 4/3

[rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)]

>Given Panasonic's recent announcements of involvement in the 4/3 format, 
>and Panasonic's involvement with Leica, and Erwin's  (alleged) not exactly 
>arm's length relationship with Leica, could this point to a future Leica 
>involvement in the 4/3 format?

There are rumours about a participation of Leica in the 4/3 format since a 
while (I don't think Erwin Puts has much to do with that), but after what 
I've heard Leica's financial troubles are actually so big that they have to 
focus their resources on DMR and digital M.

But I could imagine a licensing thing like with the Digilux II - a mainly 
Panasonic engineered 4/3 camera body (may be with some finetuning at 
Solms), with Leica labeled lenses on it.

As long as Olympus does not produce superfast, non-zoom 4/3 lenses, there 
could be a niche for Leica 4/3 Summi- or Noctiluxes. I'd love that.

Didier