Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] KONICA HEXAR II = Leica compatible?
From: dmorton@journalist.co.uk (David Morton)
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 23:51 +0000 (PST)

Lucien writes:

> In French "REPONSES PHOTO" avril 1998, page 15:
>
> Konica Hexar II
>
> Notre compact de luxe prefere va connaitre une mutation essentielle:
> en effet non seulement, l'obturateur du futur nouvel Hexar
> devrait depasser le 1/250s, mais en plus cet Hexar sera
> a objectifs interchangeables!
> Et cerise sur le gateau, on devrait pouvoir beneficier
> d'une comptabilite entre ce Konica et
> une certaine famille de Leica M !!!
> (we should have a compatibility with Leica M)
> Bref tout cela agite le microcosme et on en reparle tres bientot...
>
>
> Any comments?

Only good ones :-)

I can't see it doing any damage to *new* Leica sales, and it can see it
doing a great deal of good for Konica *and* Leica.


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