Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All Panaleica lenses (4/3 and compacts) have the optical part designed by Leica, are produced in Japan by Panasonic under Leica quality control. Several Leica employees are said to be pemanently in Japan for that cooperation, I have read in a german Leica forum. This new Panasonic camera with a f3.8-5.6 14-50mm zoom is positioned in the mid-lower consumer section, as the L1/Digilux-3 with the f2.8-3.5 14-50mm are rather expensive. I dont think much about those inexpensive and slow kit zooms, if from Panaleica, Olympus, Nikon, Canon or whoever. If the body costs only $100 less without kit-zoom, one may imagine at which cost these lenses are produced. You get what you pay for. But anyway it's good Leica and Panasonic do that, because many (if not most) consumers are fully satisfied with these zoom lenses. Finally, every $ that rolls into Leica's treasure chest is a good $ also for us. Didier >A way down the page..... > >"Leica is a trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH. ELMARIT is a >registered trademark of Leica Camera AG. The LEICA DC-VARIO-ELMARIT lens is >manufactured using measurement instruments and a quality assurance system >that have been certified by Leica Camera AG based on the company's quality >standards." > >No other info the Leica part of this camera............ >Frank Filippone > > >Subject: [Leica] New Panasonic Leica SLR >http://www.dpreview.com/ >Chris