Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> These will be made primarily for Japan, but we should be able to get some >> according to Leica. Predictibly they will be in limited supply. Leica says >> this is in response to popularity of the "Bessa L" by Voigtlander, and >> Minolta and Konica's SM lenses. Wow! Maybe we are seeing the begining of a >> "new" Leica here? > >And if they make screw mount, then maybe they can make lenses for >other camera mounts too. > >If they made a Contax/Yashica mount version of their R lenses Zeiss >would lose a lot of business, for instance. > >./patrick ============= Wouldnt they have to license the rights to make a yashica/contax mount? I dont know if they could make optics for Zeiss & do it more economically. For zeiss to "lose" business, leica would have to put out comparable lenses at a lower cost. Thats the way competition usually goes. - -Bernard