Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net> writes >I think people worry too much about origin of manufacture. Except for >collectors , of course, who should be concerned. I have a 24, and it's every >bit the Leica. So what if Minolta made it? It was made to Leica specs, or >they woudn't buy it. This is an intriguing idea, though, because it suggests that any manufacturer on a par with Minolta could make Leica lenses once they have the specs! Or at least could make similarly good lenses. I've heard great things said of the lens on the tiny new Minolta kilobuck compact, and the Minolta lenses made for the CLE seem to be held in high regard. I know that a some Japanese audio manufacturers have designed amplifiers with a "British sound" to sell them over here- is it conceivable that Japanese manufacturers (other than Kyocera) might bring out lenses with a "German look" at some point? -- joe b.