Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Photokina LUG report (1a)
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 02:26:28 -0400

Jem Kime jotted down the following:

> Yes, we have considered selling our lenses for other cameras, mounted for
> Nikon, Canon etc. but other manufacturers have categorically said 'No'.

ROTFLOL!  No wonder!  If Leica started making third-party lenses for Nikon
or Canon (or anyone else for that matter), they'd presumably take a serious
chunk of the marques lens sales along with them!

M.

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