Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George this jolly jester has already confessed to making up the whole thing. Loaded with improbable silly details and no credibility at all. 2009/8/26 George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> > posted on the l-camera-forum > ----------------------------- > I am sworn to secrecy on the alleged M9 issue, but have good news on the > matter of R lenses on digital cameras. I can reveal that Leica Camera will > offer a 'turn-it-in' service where you send your R lenses in for conversion > to DSLR fitting, fixed price per lens 50 Euro, plus Insured Shipping & > Handling just 15 Euro per lens. There will also be a rangefinder-coupling > conversion service to Leica M for focal lengths up to 90mm, cost 150 Euro > per lens. M8 and M8.2 Passport holders to get priority. > > Time in workshop guaranteed only one day, but waiting time depends on > demand. This explains why Leica Camera has been recruiting instrument > mechanics from other German companies and running 'behind closed doors' > training sessions since April 1. > > Licensing agreement was signed with Nikon, Olympus and Sony on 27 May this > year ,and with Canon on 31 July. Pentax are still holding out for better > terms - Leica has offered them a royalty of 25 Euros for each conversion > but > Pentax are holding out for the same deal as the others, 27.50 Euros. No > reason has been given for the discriminatory deal against Pentax, but > another industry source claims it is because Leica anticipate such a huge > take-up from Pentax lens owners, saying 'They estimate a lot of Pentax lens > owners could want to take it up'. > > A Leica executive, who has asked not to be named said earlier today 'We > would like to get Pentax on board, but I guess we can live without them'. > She refused to confirm that Panasonic have been given preferential terms, > but agreed that they too are part of the agreement and continue 'to be > valued co-partners'. She refused to be drawn on whether R lens production > will re-start but confirmed that the new management ethos at Leica Camera > is > 'to go with the flow'. > > This is surely the best news in a long time and should reassure the > doubters that Leica Camera is a major force in the camera industry, with a > firm grasp of market trends. > > Please feel free to post this news on any forum you wish a matter of public > service .. > --------------------------- > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff Alles was eine gute Kamera braucht / Everything a good camera needs: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman