Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen, Thanks for the info. Please send more when it becomes available (!) Gerhard, I have it on good authority that Konica is not going to release an M camera as they feel that the camer would need AF and program automation to be competitive (not that I agree with that. Just reporting it.). They have, however, been considering the possibility (I doubt they've made a working prototype). If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that the companies are Minolta, Pentax and/or Olympus. All are in need of a new flagship that will rebuild their reputations as 35mm optical greats. Olympus would seem most likely as one, Minolta as the other (they've already got the production dies). >>2) Two, I repeat TWO, Japanese manufacturers are working on prototypes >>which are up to date electronic cameras taking Leica M Lenses. He could >>give me no further details. > >Ricoh and Konica recently offered glass in Leica-M mount. Could they be the >companies? > >Gerard Captijn,