Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Why Minolta?
From: Pascal <cyberdog@attglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:12:54 +0200

On 22-08-2000 19:20 Dan Post wrote:

>So- In short.... Minolta probably COULD build a lens of Leica calibre, but
>NO they don't, since it wouldn't be practical for the vast majority of their
>market.

that seems to be confirmed by most CDI lens test reports I have seen. You
will have difficulty finding a Minolta lens that surpasses or at least
equals a Leica R lens.

Pascal
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