Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Q: new lenses for Leica R
From: "Dr. Joseph Yao" <joseph@yao.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 22:37:29 +0800

on 17/2/01 2:47 AM, Andrew Moore at dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu wrote:

> 
>> As indicated in the new issue (2/2001) LFI, page 33.  One wide angle
>> zoom and a successor to the 15mm Super Elmar will show up soon.  I
>> wanted to convert to Nikon system (I have several R lenses and two Nikon
> 
> I too would be very interested in hearing about this.  Please follow-up to
> the list.  But if a 35-70/2.8 was so hard to manufacture (I can't
> understand why), I'd think a wide angle zoom would be even more difficult.
> 
> --Andrew
> NO ARCHIVE

Perhaps Leica have learned to charge more for the lens this time, so they
won't lose money on every one they sell.

Saving up now....

Joseph