Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Slightly off topic warning. Siemens is maybe the premier German conputer manufacturer. They also make medical equipment. My neighbor services medical equipment in the US for Siemens. His assessment is that it has superb mechanical design and paleolithic electronics. So, maybe it's not about capability but about priorities for a given product line. At 07:56 PM 10/7/96 -0700, you wrote: >At 08:55 AM 10/7/96 -0400, you wrote: >>repair facility. I don't think the Germans do electric stuff that well. I >>think its a great way to shoot an SLR with Leica lenses and not spend a >>fortune. > >Good points about not spending a fortune, but Germans do just fine with >electronics. Leica has been messing with AF for years and years. It's just >it hasn't met their specifications -- yet. I wonder if they are waiting to >see if the Contax AX works before trying the same thing. > >Just as the Japanese can make as good glass as anybody, if the Germans >wanted to match the Japanese, they could. > >=========== >Eric Welch >Grants Pass, OR > > > > Craig W. Shier shier@mnsinc.com