Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe Canon will buy Leica and end all the problems Leica has once and for all. - -----Original Message----- From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 6:36 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 Or...They will futz around for so long that before they can make up their minds it will appear rebaged as a Nikon SP7.... And who said there'd never be another Nikon rangefinder? ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of > Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 7:25 PM > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > But there is no longer a relationship with Minolta. It would > have to be > reestablished, in which case they may opt for Konica instead. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Schofield [mailto:tdschofield@email.msn.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 11:03 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > If we all want to keep speculating, perhaps the Minolta > rangefinder which > Mr. Gandy has rumored is in the works will get a Leica badge, > as did the CL > & as Hasselblad did for the X-Pan. > > Tom Schofield > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 5:40 AM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > > That's the message....Peter K bet that the Konica would be > rebadged as an > M, > > and I said...safe bet... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Buzz > > > Hausner > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 6:30 PM > > > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > > > > > > > The Good Doctor forgot to include his message...which we all > > > await eagerly! > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net] > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 8:14 AM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Lenses reviewed in CI #220 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I bet you both a roll of film the Hexar gets rebadged as a > > > > Leica M-type. > > > A sure bet for you! ;-)...But as to the other?..Dream on! > > > > > > > Maybe this will force Leica into the modern world. > Maybe they will > > > > actually develop a new body on their own too? God, what's next?! > > > > (An AF R camera, I bet!) > > > > > > > > > > > > >